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WhoIsNumberNone

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14. 10 years if we're lucky

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 05:02 PM

Dec 2012

To quote Steve martin, the public has a short memory. And one of my biggest complaints about liberals in general is that we get complacent when there's a Democrat in the White House.

The next census won't be until 2020, so we'll have to live with the Republiscum's artificial majority for AT LEAST that long. Then, IF enough people remember the outrageous way the Reds abused their majority, it's possible that some of the bluer states will vote enough of the bastards out to re-draw the maps in our favor. But that's a mighty big if.

And of course it's going to be much longer than that before anything changes in the bumpkin belt...

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Permanent Republican Majority [View all] onehandle Dec 2012 OP

If we recapture a State House, we don't necessarily have to wait ... dawg Dec 2012 #1

Are you certain about that? Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #2

Didn't Tom Delay help redistrict (gerrymander) Texas in 2003? dawg Dec 2012 #4

Yrs, but it was a very rare practice. Sekhmets Daughter Dec 2012 #11

redistricting happens following each census i think tk2kewl Dec 2012 #3

Except when it doesn't. See below. dawg Dec 2012 #5

Don't blame voters leftstreet Dec 2012 #6

Doncha just love it? 99Forever Dec 2012 #8

The next cencus wll be in 2020, and the next round of gerrymandering the following year 1-Old-Man Dec 2012 #7

It's going to take a LONG time 0rganism Dec 2012 #9

Depends whether Dems make a strong defense of Medicare and Social Security. limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #10

If dems dont get out to vote in 2014 underoath Dec 2012 #12

You've got it completely backward. The President and the Democrats failed the voters. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #13

10 years if we're lucky WhoIsNumberNone Dec 2012 #14