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9. Because it would get rid of the advantage of gerrymandering. Or at least even out the

Wed Jan 16, 2013, 07:33 PM

Jan 2013

affect gerrymandering has on national elections. President Obama won by 5 million votes, you can't easily gerrymander away 5 million votes. The OP was talking about only the battleground states, not really the red states. With all states going district by district the red states along with the battleground states would have to give up some Democratic votes. The Democratic votes gained in the red states would probably cancel out the Republican votes gained in the battleground states. Of course the blue states would lose a few Democratic votes also. Hard to say just what the outcome would be but it would be closer to a democratic vote. Anything that gets us closer to a democracy is good as far as I am concerned.

The best way would be to get rid of the electoral college all together.

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Republicans can only win by CHEATING.. And they don't care if you know it! [View all] annabanana Jan 2013 OP

GOP = Domestic Terrorists !!! n/t RKP5637 Jan 2013 #1

GOP = Domestic Terrorists Flashmann Jan 2013 #3

They are two year old brats on steroids. CrispyQ Jan 2013 #2

Well, that's an idea. See? They are the party of idea. Kablooie Jan 2013 #4

yes oldandhappy Jan 2013 #5

The Democrats need to bring attention to this. A Simple Game Jan 2013 #6

How is this good? The districts being drawn the way they are . . .n/t annabanana Jan 2013 #7

Because it would get rid of the advantage of gerrymandering. Or at least even out the A Simple Game Jan 2013 #9

So why do repukes have control of the House? KamaAina Jan 2013 #14

It's been that way for years, they'll never change. lpbk2713 Jan 2013 #8

IMHO, this is the most important political story of the week... 0rganism Jan 2013 #10

A lot of heavy lifting to be sure. annabanana Jan 2013 #11

true 0rganism Jan 2013 #12

New Conspiracy Theory, eh? RobertEarl Jan 2013 #13

see post #8 librechik Jan 2013 #16

I consider them to have an agenda RobertEarl Jan 2013 #18

huh? You pui down people for saying Republicans conspire librechik Jan 2013 #19

Huh? RobertEarl Jan 2013 #20

in that case you and I agree n/t librechik Jan 2013 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author annabanana Jan 2013 #22

Will America accept a total upside down election? If not the gerrymandering should go too uponit7771 Jan 2013 #15

They got away easily with 2000 RandiFan1290 Jan 2013 #17