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3. The rest of Ohio was so badly gerrymandered giving it to the GOP

Reply to FarPoint (Reply #1)

Thu Nov 8, 2012, 07:56 AM

Nov 2012

The GOP state legislature had things cut up that we lost several good Democrats in this election. Dennis Kucinich was gerrymandered out of congress pitting him against another outstanding Democrat. In the primary, the majority of the new district was in Kaptures (D) district and Kucinich lost.

Betty Sutton was gerrymandered into a very republican district and lost.

There are others and the list could be analyzed straight down the list in each state. Yes gerrymandering gave Bonehead his majority.

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