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onecaliberal

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2. I'm assuming they accomplished most of it with gerrymandering.

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Mon Feb 27, 2023, 10:07 PM

Feb 2023

Various other absentee signature and ID laws also chip into that count. This is what they do.

The Supreme Court struck down provisions of the Voting Rights Act that prevented a lot of this.

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This is why voting alone can't fix the problem. [View all] onecaliberal Feb 2023 OP

So how to remedy the situation? at140 Feb 2023 #1

I'm assuming they accomplished most of it with gerrymandering. onecaliberal Feb 2023 #2

this and the huge number of dems who stay home on election day nt msongs Feb 2023 #3

You and I would be hard pressed do draw better lines to create a 2nd Majority Minority district bottomofthehill Feb 2023 #4

sorry, that is the total electoral map, click on Louisania and you can see the problem. bottomofthehill Feb 2023 #5

Locking Emile Feb 2023 #6