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USAFRetired_Liberal

(4,167 posts)
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 04:10 PM Apr 2021

The census and congressional seats aren't that bad for democrats

I think people are expecting doom for Democrats based on the states that gained seats and those who lost...to me it looks like a wash when you look at the states and numbers
Yes, the two going to Texas, the one going to Florida, the one going to North Carolina and one to Montana (really?..Montana was a gain) will be 5 Republican seats, but Colorado and Oregon’s will be 2 Democratic seats more than likely....but I also think that the 7 states that lost a seat will come from a Republican district....just because Cali, NY, and IL are blue states doesn’t mean that they don’t have Republican disctricts...so I see +2 for Dems and a -2 for Republicans when it’s all said and done


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The census and congressional seats aren't that bad for democrats (Original Post) USAFRetired_Liberal Apr 2021 OP
North Carolina has a nonpartisan redistricting committee doesn't it? AZSkiffyGeek Apr 2021 #1
MI has a independent redistricting commission now. roamer65 Apr 2021 #2

AZSkiffyGeek

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1. North Carolina has a nonpartisan redistricting committee doesn't it?
Mon Apr 26, 2021, 04:25 PM
Apr 2021

They were going back and forth with legal challenges to their maps. They might not be a loss.

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