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LAS14

(13,800 posts) Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:45 AM Nov 2018

So will we draw fair districts? Or will we gerrymander in our favor? nt

I'm assuming the down ballot results reflected the house results. That is, legislatures may have turned Democratic. We flipped 3 governorships... maybe more by now.

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So will we draw fair districts? Or will we gerrymander in our favor? nt (Original Post) LAS14 Nov 2018 OP

the house does not draw anything. drray23 Nov 2018 #1

Right. With the win in the house, don't you think we've won big... LAS14 Nov 2018 #3

yes we did. just has not seen yet a full recap of it. drray23 Nov 2018 #7

Fair districts will favor Ds, because there are a lot more Ds than Rs. stopbush Nov 2018 #2

THIS BumRushDaShow Nov 2018 #4

That'll be up to the various state legislatures ... dawg Nov 2018 #5

I'm assuming the down ballot results mirrored the house results.... LAS14 Nov 2018 #6

2020 census will determine how many districts per state Raven123 Nov 2018 #8

Draw a fair map and Dems will win their fair share DeminPennswoods Nov 2018 #9

GERRYMANDER!! Without shame! Without apology!!! Amimnoch Nov 2018 #10

drray23

(7,641 posts)

1. the house does not draw anything.

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:46 AM

Nov 2018

That would be the state legislatures. I am not sure how many of them we took back.

LAS14

(13,800 posts)

3. Right. With the win in the house, don't you think we've won big...

Reply to drray23 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:47 AM

Nov 2018

... in the down ballot contests? We flipped 3 governorships so far.

drray23

(7,641 posts)

7. yes we did. just has not seen yet a full recap of it.

Reply to LAS14 (Reply #3)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:49 AM

Nov 2018

I know the colorado state senate just flipped to democratic control for example. Hopefully many more did elsewhere.

stopbush

(24,404 posts)

2. Fair districts will favor Ds, because there are a lot more Ds than Rs.

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Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:46 AM

Nov 2018

BumRushDaShow

(130,418 posts)

4. THIS

Reply to stopbush (Reply #2)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:47 AM

Nov 2018

^^^^

dawg

(10,626 posts)

5. That'll be up to the various state legislatures ...

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:47 AM

Nov 2018

after the 2020 census.

But if I had a vote, I'd say gerrymander the hell out of anywhere we can; while simultaneously proposing a Constitutional amendment to ban the practice.

LAS14

(13,800 posts)

6. I'm assuming the down ballot results mirrored the house results....

Reply to dawg (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:48 AM

Nov 2018

... and we've flipped 3 governorships so far. Maybe more.

Raven123

(4,990 posts)

8. 2020 census will determine how many districts per state

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:52 AM

Nov 2018

Each state draws its own lines. Hypergerrymandering has become such a problem that it’s up to the courts or the voters to act. Some states have passed laws to address this issue. It might be an issue for Dems to focus on politically. Push the issue. At state levels

DeminPennswoods

(15,310 posts)

9. Draw a fair map and Dems will win their fair share

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Wed Nov 7, 2018, 12:54 AM

Nov 2018

of seats. This is exactly what happened in Pennsylvania. We went from 13R-5D to 9R-9D. The Democratic leaning CDs have Dem reps and the GOP leaning CDs have Rs.

Amimnoch

(4,558 posts)

10. GERRYMANDER!! Without shame! Without apology!!!

Reply to LAS14 (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2018, 01:08 AM

Nov 2018

The actual redistricting isn’t until 2020 by State legislatures.

Personally, I so want the states we take to gerrymander with the same shameless abandon that the Republicons have demonstrated. Maybe THEN the Supreme court will step in and end that atrocious practice.

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