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In It to Win It

(8,304 posts) Sun Nov 13, 2022, 10:18 PM Nov 2022

It is increasingly clear that we would have retained the House if they hadn't cheated [View all]

Taking out majority-minority districts in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, and Louisiana.

On top of that, partisan gerrymandering being prohibited by the state constitutions in Florida and Ohio. Ohio Supreme Court struck down Ohio's map, but was reinstated by the federal court if I recall correctly. Florida's map was struck down by the state trial court but reinstated by the state appellate court (and this is on top of being sued in federal court for VRA violations).

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It is increasingly clear that we would have retained the House if they hadn't cheated [View all] In It to Win It Nov 2022 OP

I believe Texas should be in that group. GreenWave Nov 2022 #1

Definitely ananda Nov 2022 #7

If there was no gerrymandering Mr.Bill Nov 2022 #2

How? former9thward Nov 2022 #4

I did not know that, Mr.Bill Nov 2022 #8

Unopposed candidates do mess up the House popular vote BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2022 #11

There are quite a few uncontested districts moose65 Nov 2022 #14

I'd consider making a new post about this... BlueCheeseAgain Nov 2022 #12

This is why we're better than them Polybius Nov 2022 #19

The Supreme Court has blood on it's hands Tribetime Nov 2022 #6

And money in their pockets, plus a Golden Ticket to their idea of heaven. NullTuples Nov 2022 #18

Last but not least, Abolishinist Nov 2022 #3

Yes I've heard the same In It to Win It Nov 2022 #5

Lol if Cuomo hadn't tried an end around the independent commission grantcart Nov 2022 #9

I buy that. In It to Win It Nov 2022 #13

Oh yeah...Gerrymandering is everything LeftInTX Nov 2022 #10

Wisconsin as well. Grumpy Old Guy Nov 2022 #15

You're using past tense. Are projections going badly? LT Barclay Nov 2022 #16

Some of the races that we needed on the path to 218 aren't going our way In It to Win It Nov 2022 #17

I don't know how people can be so stupid. LT Barclay Nov 2022 #20

it might have been thom hartmann's show where orleans Nov 2022 #21

I've been keeping up with the Ohio redistricting suit since their 2nd map was struck down In It to Win It Nov 2022 #22