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Sancho

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9. Gerrymandering is only part of the problem...

Reply to jmowreader (Original post)

Thu Feb 22, 2018, 07:57 AM

Feb 2018

and if there was no gerrymandering, Democrats would win most of the time all other things being equal.

BUT the GOP hacks elections, restricts registration, throws people off rolls, manipulates poll stations, and favors the electoral college.

Gerrymandering is a big problem, but fixing it alone is not enough.

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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