Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:24 PM

Democrats won the House popular vote (Gerrymandering)

I was very confused as to how the Repugs managed to retain control of the House, while losing the Senate and executive office once again.

With a little bit of digging, I found out that nationally, Democrats received more votes for the House than Republicans, but gerrymandering allowed Republicans to ignore that numerical advantage.

You can find the facts here:
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/11/07/1159631/americans-voted-for-a-democratic-house-gerrymandering-the-supreme-court-gave-them-speaker-boehner/?mobile=nc

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Democrats won the House popular vote (Gerrymandering) (Original post)	lesgensvontgagner	Nov 2012	OP
The republicans have been working on this since the last election.	PDJane	Nov 2012	#1
Democrats want to be fair.	Lasher	Nov 2012	#2
Sam Wang at Princeton said the Democrats would have	Dawson Leery	Nov 2012	#3
I suspected this was the case.	Beowulf	Nov 2012	#4
This is what I predicted. The Republicans gerrymandering was the worst in history.	joshcryer	Nov 2012	#5
democrats gerrymander too, they just didnt control enough state houses to do it this time lol nt	msongs	Nov 2012	#6
Take a look at Texas!	ananda	Nov 2012	#7
Tell me about it.	w8liftinglady	Nov 2012	#11
Great article. Must know stuff! REC	Coyotl	Nov 2012	#8
California redistricting experiment that seems to be working	Retrograde	Nov 2012	#9
Yes. They all have to sweat here now. nt	bemildred	Nov 2012	#10

Response to lesgensvontgagner (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:26 PM

PDJane (10,103 posts)

1. The republicans have been working on this since the last election.

I watched the reports from here, in my perch in Toronto, and wondered why the hell there wasn't more said and done about it.

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Response to PDJane (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:32 PM

Lasher (24,893 posts)

2. Democrats want to be fair.

Republicans want to win.

Look at the gerrymandering in Texas, for example. Where Democrats have control of state legislatures and governor's offices, we see no reciprocity.

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Response to lesgensvontgagner (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:35 PM

Dawson Leery (19,278 posts)

3. Sam Wang at Princeton said the Democrats would have

to lead in the combined house vote by 2.5% in order to re-take the majority.
The result of gerrymandering.

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Response to lesgensvontgagner (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:38 PM

Beowulf (761 posts)

4. I suspected this was the case.

This needs to be brought up every time Boehner says his House majority gives him a mandate.

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Response to lesgensvontgagner (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:53 PM

joshcryer (61,981 posts)

5. This is what I predicted. The Republicans gerrymandering was the worst in history.

It was fucking atrocious how badly they did it.

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Response to lesgensvontgagner (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 09:57 PM

msongs (63,783 posts)

6. democrats gerrymander too, they just didnt control enough state houses to do it this time lol nt

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Response to lesgensvontgagner (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:07 PM

ananda (26,000 posts)

7. Take a look at Texas!

It's shameful. I'm in district 10 made specifically for Mike McCall by stretching the boundary into rural and Katy, Texas. Ugly.

http://maps.lcra.org/default.aspx?MapType=Congressional%20Districts

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Response to ananda (Reply #7)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:44 PM

w8liftinglady (23,278 posts)

11. Tell me about it.

Joe barton has District 6...
It looks like a Purple Penis with a squiggly happy ending.....not exactly what I think of when I see Joe.

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Response to lesgensvontgagner (Original post)

Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:19 PM

Coyotl (15,262 posts)

8. Great article. Must know stuff! REC

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Wed Nov 7, 2012, 10:23 PM

Retrograde (8,538 posts)

9. California redistricting experiment that seems to be working

For the redistricting after the 2010 census, California used a citizens panel to draw the new boundaries rather than have state elected officials do it. There were the usual arguments, accusations and lawsuits, but the reorganization stood, and as a result now have 2/3 majorities in both state houses. It looks like we may even be sending a few more Democratic representatives to Congress.

Democrats won the House popular vote (Gerrymandering)

1. The republicans have been working on this since the last election.

2. Democrats want to be fair.

3. Sam Wang at Princeton said the Democrats would have

4. I suspected this was the case.

5. This is what I predicted. The Republicans gerrymandering was the worst in history.

6. democrats gerrymander too, they just didnt control enough state houses to do it this time lol nt

7. Take a look at Texas!

11. Tell me about it.

8. Great article. Must know stuff! REC

9. California redistricting experiment that seems to be working

10. Yes. They all have to sweat here now. nt