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2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Jesus Christ! I just watched Rachel.........Can anyone out there please tell if there is a way [View all]caseymoz
(5,763 posts)57. Wait! I stand corrected.
I remembered the article all wrong:
https://prospect.org/article/virginia-republicans-move-forward-mass-disenfranchisement
Okay, this is complicated. Virginia will award most of the electoral votes according to Congressional districts. The remaining two (there's one vote for every Congressional district plus two extra) would be awarded to the winner of the most Congressional districts.
Since they ramrodded through their gerrymandered the districts this week, the majority of those will go Republican. Then the Repubs will get two more.
GOP knows it's a lost cause now. They're just trying to entrench themselves to hang onto their dwindling power (and do more damage) for as long as possible.
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busterbrown
Jan 2013
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It's happened already. Maine and Nebraska employ a very similar method.
Drunken Irishman
Jan 2013
#14
And believe me destroying the U.S. and starting from scratch is certainly a strategy
busterbrown
Jan 2013
#56
Yea,but as I see it this country is now at the point where there are very few independents.People
busterbrown
Jan 2013
#6
Well I hope you’re right but your the only one stating this....Please update......
busterbrown
Jan 2013
#9
Maybe this is the despotism that the 2nd amendment is for using that logic...
Historic NY
Jan 2013
#17
We'll just have to drop the label of being a "democratic republic" and come up with something else,
world wide wally
Jan 2013
#18
Yea, and if I was one of them I might be easily be persuaded to hold on another 4 years.
busterbrown
Jan 2013
#48