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In reply to the discussion: Republicans now worried they will lose the house in 2014 [View all]jaysunb
(11,856 posts)73. Maybe...but,
there were many closely contested seats that were in reach in the last election. About 30. Maybe the DNC, OFA and others (us) can concentrate on those seats ? Starting now.
Also, State Democratic party's in heavily gerrymandered states should be filing suits to overturn the obvious bias of the lastest drawing of districts.
We need a coordinated counterattack to the GOP's assualt on Democracy. A strategy that goes right to the heart of their insurgency, and that includes legal action where possible and lots of shoe leather all the time.
Howard Dean gave the blueprint, both in his campaign and his DNC leadership. 50 states, no voter not contacted.
there's a few wins in there, somewhere....
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WE can work it out! we MUST do this. Citizens are turning against NRA, GOP, right wing, fake polls
uhnope
Jan 2013
#85
Oh, wow! And that's where the 'I see four lights' came from. Never saw that one! Thnx!
freshwest
Jan 2013
#71
The GOP has managed to collect all of the misfits, the wealthy nuts, the religious wackos, the
RKP5637
Jan 2013
#7
you dont have to wait until census to redistrict- precedent was sent by tom delay when he
leftyohiolib
Jan 2013
#19
Good talking point to remind any republi-CON rep you might want to call TOLL FREE...
calimary
Jan 2013
#39
They "won" because they have gerrymandered the hell out of the districts.
Arugula Latte
Jan 2013
#49
They're slinging BS. They gerrymandered themselves into a majority party in the house in 2011.
haele
Jan 2013
#58
President should be elected by popular vote and districts should be drawn by independent commissions
xxxsdesdexxx
Jan 2013
#72
I do not want to fall into the trap of giving up the electoral vote too quickly...
graham4anything
Jan 2013
#80
Maybe a law stating that electors must be allocated on a winner take all basis in each state then?
xxxsdesdexxx
Jan 2013
#84