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Coyotl

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10. IMHO, it is a plan to castrate a blue state.

Reply to graham4anything (Reply #6)

Mon Feb 4, 2013, 02:08 PM

Feb 2013

if you get my drift. It disempowers PA by making it nearly irrelevant in a Presidential contest. It also takes away the coat tail factor for the Dems in some ways, because the campaign will ignore PA as a non-swing state.

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Pennsylvania Republicans To Introduce New Election-Rigging Plan [View all] Coyotl Feb 2013 OP

I've said it before and I will say it again. Stonepounder Feb 2013 #1

I hope you're preaching to the choir. malibea Feb 2013 #12

You Only Have to Cheat at the Margins bucolic_frolic Feb 2013 #2

Can Democrats threaten recall elections in Pa? Nancy Waterman Feb 2013 #3

Unfortunately, no we can't. Lugnut Feb 2013 #8

you're stuck with these cheaters until dems give people something worth voting for and msongs Feb 2013 #13

That's more the case. Lugnut Feb 2013 #17

Here's hoping that people are not stupid enough to re-elect the morons! malibea Feb 2013 #14

This is only fair if done by all states. And then you might as well do away with electoral votes yellowcanine Feb 2013 #4

To be fair Shadowflash Feb 2013 #5

for the tenth time, it is a red herring, won't happen anyhow, and would backfire graham4anything Feb 2013 #6

IMHO, it is a plan to castrate a blue state. Coyotl Feb 2013 #10

I disagree. It won't happen, and Chicago will make sure it backfires. graham4anything Feb 2013 #11

WIsocnsin districts are gerrymandered with great precision.... Evasporque Feb 2013 #7

Hopefully this will help make Cor-butt a one-term governor. n/t BumRushDaShow Feb 2013 #9

Michigan DissidentVoice Feb 2013 #15

If Dems turn out in '14, HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #16

Couldn't this scheme be struck down as unconstitutional? meow2u3 Feb 2013 #18

How is this even legal? AsahinaKimi Feb 2013 #19