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13. California was badly gerrymandered, too (Republicans thought, in favor of Democrats),

Thu Sep 11, 2014, 11:16 AM

Sep 2014

and it was put to the voters to allow a special redistricting commission to decide. I was and am 100% for it although it was a Republican initiative and the California Democratic Party was against it.

But Prop 11 passed, the Voters First Act was signed into law, a special commission was chosen (3 Dems, 3 Repubs, 3 members of neither Party), and Republicans lost seats when redistricting was drawn in a fair way for all Parties in 2011. Gerrymandering is now impossible in the State of California. Maybe other States should try something like this?

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Corbett is toast. PeteSelman Sep 2014 #1

Not even Obamacare can save Corbett... Almost ironic. TRoN33 Sep 2014 #2

Good for PA! charmay Sep 2014 #3

It just amazed me that PA would even vote for a Republican governor. BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #4

A supposedly Dem. paper, Pgh Post-Gazette, endorsed Corbett last time around. Divernan Sep 2014 #5

PA is loaded with shale gas harun Sep 2014 #9

That problem of too much money in politics can be resolved when people BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #10

I've lost all hope of anything ever sinking in to the average voter harun Sep 2014 #14

They call the center of the state Pennsyltucky for a reason--it's never been blue geek tragedy Sep 2014 #11

I don't know why Patiod Sep 2014 #6

Toomey comes up for election in 2016 - if we have a decent candidate he's a goner LynneSin Sep 2014 #8

2016 is also a Presidential year, which means the D base will turn out nt geek tragedy Sep 2014 #12

We Do RadicalGeek Sep 2014 #15

I think so too LynneSin Sep 2014 #16

Likely PA voters would vote for 3-day old roadkill over Gov Tom Corbett LynneSin Sep 2014 #7

California was badly gerrymandered, too (Republicans thought, in favor of Democrats), BlueCaliDem Sep 2014 #13