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jmowreader

(50,557 posts) Thu Feb 22, 2018, 04:52 AM Feb 2018

Serious question about gerrymandering [View all]

Let's say that we make out like bandits in the 2020 election and take majorities in some of the most-gerrymandered states.

Should the Democratic Party re-gerrymander those states to favor our candidates?

My feeling is that we should, largely because it's going to take AT LEAST five Congresses with filibuster-proof Democratic majorities to undo all the damage Trump will do.

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Serious question about gerrymandering [View all] jmowreader Feb 2018 OP

I would like to see no gerrymandering by either party. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #1

How would you define Congressional districts? PJMcK Feb 2018 #10

State constitutions need to have protections against gerrymandering Major Nikon Feb 2018 #13

hell yes. I'm sick of playing by the rules while the other side refuses to do so too. nt Hamlette Feb 2018 #2

Right, we play by the rules and they try to slit our throats njhoneybadger Feb 2018 #6

No, I don't think they should. RDANGELO Feb 2018 #3

I say: First, gerrymander everything to the max... Ezior Feb 2018 #4

No. But we should ungerrymander. Voltaire2 Feb 2018 #5

how about we just make it FAIR Skittles Feb 2018 #7

Exactly! Luciferous Feb 2018 #8

Yes. We don't need to cheat to win. Flaleftist Feb 2018 #15

Gerrymandering is only part of the problem... Sancho Feb 2018 #9

538 put out good podcast series on gerrymandering recently mythology Feb 2018 #11

Here is an example of court ordered gerrymandering MichMary Feb 2018 #12

The reason the GOP needs to gerrymander is b/c they can't win otherwise. TheSmarterDog Feb 2018 #14

No. I don't want to become them... Wounded Bear Feb 2018 #16