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el_bryanto

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2. Unfortunately you mean with the votes of the people in their district

Reply to lsewpershad (Reply #1)

Tue Jan 29, 2013, 04:30 PM

Jan 2013

And while in some cases it might be possible to vote some one out, thanks to gerrymandering a lot of them don't really have to worry about a democratic challenge (frankly they have more to fear from primary challenges).

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Wiyh our votes. lsewpershad Jan 2013 #1

Unfortunately you mean with the votes of the people in their district el_bryanto Jan 2013 #2

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