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8. that is true at the Presidental level

Reply to DontTreadOnMe (Reply #7)

Sat Sep 8, 2012, 12:04 AM

Sep 2012

but with the horrible gerrymandering of districts we can win the Presidency and still lose the House. I am assuming Obama will get close to his percentage in 2008 when he won here. Under that voting pattern McCain won 10 of our districts while Obama won 3. He won the 3 districts he won by very large margins and lost the 10 he lost by a small margin.

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White Democrats in the South: An endangered breed [View all] alp227 Sep 2012 OP

For every ONE lost white Dem in the South... DontTreadOnMe Sep 2012 #1

Not if, when. It will happen. efhmc Sep 2012 #2

that isn't remotely close to true dsc Sep 2012 #4

Huh? I read your reply 5 times and still do not understand any point you are making DontTreadOnMe Sep 2012 #5

we are losing white congressmen without replacing them dsc Sep 2012 #6

And North Carolina will not matter if the Dems win Texas and Florida DontTreadOnMe Sep 2012 #7

that is true at the Presidental level dsc Sep 2012 #8

redistricting or gerrymandering daybranch Sep 2012 #3

Needs an editor supernova Sep 2012 #9

And most of the white congressmen left in the south have become bluer-than-blue dogs Tom Ripley Sep 2012 #10