Joe Biden may have won the White House, but down-ballot races were much better for Republicans. In fact, the GOP’s victories in state-level elections could pay …

Here comes the gerrymandering. Republicans continue to keep their eyes on the prize while Dems ignore it.

  • glimmer_twin [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Umm the Dems WON the prize sweaty, Joe is in the White House 🤗 and Cheeto Benito is OUT 👋😂🤣

    State “lejislachoor”? What’s that ahaha

  • hagensfohawk [none/use name]
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    4 years ago

    Here comes the gerrymandering.

    Good. Gerrymandering works by concentrating your opponents voters in a few districts and spreading yours over more districts.

    So the GOP would win more seats with smaller margins while the Dems would win less seats with larger margins.

    Dems would then have safe districts with better chances at a successful primary.

    I'm not a proponent of entryism into the democratic party as a socialist strategy, but I do like the idea of of more NYT opeds written freaking out as the neolib ghouls continue to lose to left challengers.

    • PowerUser [they/them]
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      4 years ago

      This occurred in Australia in the 1920s with a third party labour party and led to first past the post voting being abolished.

  • GVAGUY3 [he/him]
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    4 years ago

    Can't wait to live is a not real shaped district

    • OhWell [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      The Five Thirty Eight live feed during the election was hilarious. Nate and the rest of his staff were all having meltdowns starting from the moment they realized it wasn't going to be a blue wave landslide blowout. They retorted to whining and complaining about the electoral college by about 11 PM and then a few days later Nate smugly put up that article saying "Actually, it was a big win for Biden, our maps were right".

  • zkikiz [comrade/them]
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    4 years ago

    Hmmm. "Republicans will control House redistricting in Texas, Florida, Ohio and a bunch of red states" doesn't have quite the same ring to it. Gonna rate this headline inflammatory.

    • OhWell [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      They made gains in New York and several "blue" states. Ohio and Florida are pretty much red states, and anyone that bought into that liberal BS about Texas turning blue, they can give that up right now.

    • OhWell [he/him]
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      4 years ago

      stupid socialists! Don't you know the American people want enlightened centrism and both parties to work together? No, they don't want healthcare, we need a strong Republican party!

      • glimmer_twin [he/him]
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        4 years ago

        THE AMERICAN EAGLE NEEDS BOTH WINGS TO FLY wipes away patriotic tear