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Jeffersons Ghost Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:13 PM
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Please tell me why these new Republican governors won't Gerrymander House districts
I'm afraid Republicans will nothing to fix America and still control the House through Gerrymandering voting districts.
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OhioBlue Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:14 PM
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1. they will. there's no doubt it will happen in Ohio. n/t
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onehandle Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:16 PM
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2. I can't. They just added 2-4% or more to their baseline for 2012 and beyond.
This was a bad year for this result.

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sharp_stick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:17 PM
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3. Only if they have the legislatures behind them
I don't think a Governor can do it single handedly. IIRC there has to be a legislative agreement on redistricted areas.
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Abq_Sarah Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:17 PM
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4. Of course they will
And so would we.
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sinkingfeeling Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:17 PM
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5. The governors won't, but the state legislatures will.
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justgamma Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:25 PM
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6. Not in Iowa.
We have a nonpartision commission that does it.
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SoCalNative Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 01:33 PM
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7. Same in California
Politicians don't get a say
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HopeHoops Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 02:26 PM
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8. Yeah, and the shrub is a Texan. That was the main underlying purpose. It wasn't about the Senate.
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