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d_r

(6,907 posts)

3. if they can be drawn

Reply to BarbaRosa (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 03:58 PM

Jan 2013

To be majority gop they can be rigged to be 50-50. They get away with it by throwing a bone to have a few majority vdemk districts. The dem state legs take it to have a seat. But will always be minority. Keep own seat safe but give away majority. Has to come from outside politics imho. If fistricts were competitive we would cut out a lot of crap from reps more worried about primary challenges than general.

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Gerrymandering questions. [View all] BarbaRosa Jan 2013 OP

I could propose one idea, but it may not go over well here bluestateguy Jan 2013 #1

The usual idea is to make them a.) compact and b.) along natural geographic divisions. bemildred Jan 2013 #2

Marsha's district was gerrymandered Allencollins Jan 2013 #7

Yeah, that's what you DON'T want to do. bemildred Jan 2013 #8

if they can be drawn d_r Jan 2013 #3

. Motown_Johnny Jan 2013 #4

Take a look at Pennsylvania's 12th Congressional District chemenger Jan 2013 #5

Proportional voting or we will lose anything else resembling democracy. mmonk Jan 2013 #6

Not allowing the legislatures to set the boundaries would be a good start. (nt) Posteritatis Jan 2013 #9

Post removed Post removed Jan 2013 #11

Electoral fraud doesn't become okay when it benefits your party Posteritatis Jan 2013 #12

blackburn's district is shameful....pic spanone Jan 2013 #10

Districts are set by states. HereSince1628 Jan 2013 #13