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mmonk

(52,589 posts)
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 03:14 PM Mar 2013

We are the forgotten.

We out-voted the Republicans for Congress and the results were 9 Republicans elected to 4 Democrats elected in North Carolina. Our laws are being changed without our input. Our Democratic Party still thinks they need to turn right to get elected and therefore is woefully inadequate as a representative party. The national media when talking about gerrymandering mentions other states but never NC even though in 2010, the Republicans gained control of our state government for the first time since Reconstruction and we are the 10th most populous state. Whether it is stereotyping, political consultants, or an uninformative press, we are truly alone and forgotten. All we have is public interest groups and OWS in our corner but that doesn't translate to a change to elective office. We are the forgotten and ignored. It's like we don't exist. Rant off. It appears civil disobedience, public interest groups, and meetings on our own are the only options these days. They say you can't go home again. That may be true but let's fight and voice our displeasure. Take care.

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We are the forgotten. (Original Post) mmonk Mar 2013 OP
Please explain this statement a little more... littlemissmartypants Mar 2013 #1
Slightly more people voted D for representative than R FBaggins Mar 2013 #2
North Carolina illustrates the John2 Mar 2013 #3
We could have city states like ancient Greece. mmonk Mar 2013 #4

littlemissmartypants

(22,417 posts)
1. Please explain this statement a little more...
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 03:57 PM
Mar 2013

"We out-voted the Republicans for Congress" who is "we"? I see thinks differently and I need an explaination. Thank you. I hope you know I am in your corner on this and I enjoy the notion but ... tell me more...

Love, Peace and Shelter. lmsp

FBaggins

(26,693 posts)
2. Slightly more people voted D for representative than R
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 04:22 PM
Mar 2013

2,220,272 (D) to 2,144,103 (R)

They beat us by slightly larger margins at the top of the ticket (Pres/Gov), but 9-4 does show the impact of gerrymandering and minority-majority districts.

On edit - of course the content of the OP is really the result of the state legislature... and I doubt we beat them by that measure (though again, outperformed the representation we see)

 

John2

(2,730 posts)
3. North Carolina illustrates the
Wed Mar 6, 2013, 04:41 PM
Mar 2013

same problems Democrats had on the Nation level on the local level in North Carolina. Democrats on the local level in North Carolina won the popular vote. The only problem was, most of the vote came from Districts with more urban populations. The Republicans got more representatives in the state legislature, not because of population but because of more land mass dividing up the Districts. A District with less population, had equal voice to a District with large Cities like Charlotte and Raliegh. Maybe the Cities should exert their power and secede from the State.

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