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In reply to the discussion: Republican/Libertarian/TeaParty/Conservatives just achieved their wet dream [View all]Xipe Totec
(43,872 posts)17. Gerrymandering can only get them so far.
And it actually makes them more vulnerable, not less, because it spreads thin majorities over the largest possible number of districts. This magnifies the effect of slight shifts in voter sentiment - turning these slight shifts into landslides.
But we'll see what happens.
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Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
OP
Many of them live in gerrymandered districts where they will be elected no matter what.
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#7
That was the old way to do Gerrymandering, the Rethugs changed that in 2010.
Savannahmann
Oct 2013
#22
This is a good answer. We can hpe that some districts are not so gerrymandered
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#10
I haven't seen a lot of evidence of pragmatic governance since Eye of Newt Gingrich
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#13
This is it exactly. They have no incentive, and we can only changing it by getting out and voting.
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#30
ah and another to tell us in a very clear moment of victory how we should be feeling defeat.
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#16
i think. not putting my info yet to check it out. thought i would let others play with the
seabeyond
Oct 2013
#23
What victory are we celebrating? And I didn't tell you how to feel. I asked why they should change.
Agnosticsherbet
Oct 2013
#27
They have no incentive, in fact they actually want to destroy the country. The incentive is for
lostincalifornia
Oct 2013
#20