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wickerwoman

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35. The sad truth is this is probably the result of gerrymandering more than anything else.

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Tue Nov 13, 2012, 12:27 AM

Nov 2012

All the Democrats are crammed into a few sacrificial precincts to give Republicans the edge in other ones.

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Romney Had No Votes in Many Urban Precincts [View all] Mass Nov 2012 OP

I believe it!!! n/t greytdemocrat Nov 2012 #1

Reading this makes me smile. iemitsu Nov 2012 #2

Same here shenmue Nov 2012 #17

Yeah, ain't it grand? iemitsu Nov 2012 #34

not surprised at all JI7 Nov 2012 #3

I think it's because... shenmue Nov 2012 #19

They don't believe it HockeyMom Nov 2012 #4

Check it out obliviously Nov 2012 #8

Especially surprising given all the outreach he did BeyondGeography Nov 2012 #5

because they were suppressed! Whisp Nov 2012 #6

Romney should include city dwellers applegrove Nov 2012 #7

That's got to be AlGoreRhythms Nov 2012 #9

Without Cuyahoga county, Romney would have won OH. LisaL Nov 2012 #10

And we all know what pigs would do with wings. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #20

that New Black Panther guy killed all the Romney voters Enrique Nov 2012 #11

Dude--I was the campaign attorney working that Division and Ward.... msanthrope Nov 2012 #18

I always knew city folks were smart jmowreader Nov 2012 #12

I'm sure that were some precints in which Obama didn't receive any votes dlwickham Nov 2012 #13

Let's see; evidence vs. an unsupported hunch. THAT? Is how Romney lost. WinkyDink Nov 2012 #21

I doubt it. Come back when you have something more than morningfog Nov 2012 #32

You are wrong. UPDATE: morningfog Nov 2012 #36

Has this EVER happened in the history of voting in this country? uponit7771 Nov 2012 #14

yes Enrique Nov 2012 #23

I am from the Cleveland area dsc Nov 2012 #33

"could a major party's presidential candidate fail to earn even one vote?" lunasun Nov 2012 #15

How many rural precincts had not a single vote for Obama? BumRushDaShow Nov 2012 #16

There were, apparently, none. Unless you have access to information these authors don't? WinkyDink Nov 2012 #22

Not one. morningfog Nov 2012 #37

I John2 Nov 2012 #24

Blacks voting Rape-publi-scum would be like Jews voting for Hitler - n/t coalition_unwilling Nov 2012 #39

this part is hilarious Enrique Nov 2012 #25

I'm crying with laughter. That sounds like the Onion. I love it. Brickbat Nov 2012 #41

Outside of Manhattan, I don't how he could get ANY! nt valerief Nov 2012 #26

More like outside Staten Island! XtopherXtopher Nov 2012 #28

No wonder Republicans are so desperate to supress the vote! undeterred Nov 2012 #27

One of the things you guys need to consider,... Spitfire of ATJ Nov 2012 #29

Crushing to the GOP ego. ffr Nov 2012 #30

I know the reason... nikto Nov 2012 #31

The sad truth is this is probably the result of gerrymandering more than anything else. wickerwoman Nov 2012 #35

It is racism, too. All the blacks are crammed into specific neighborhoods. morningfog Nov 2012 #38

Any who supports this shoud be fucking deported. leftlibdem420 Nov 2012 #40

No it isn't. It's a product of a large, racially segregated city. Barack_America Nov 2012 #42

Romney got 2 votes in the division I worked at in 2008. Barack_America Nov 2012 #43