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calimary

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15. Welcome to DU, nopence2020!
Mon Oct 17, 2016, 08:18 PM
Oct 2016

Like your screen name! And yeah, I think we need to start thinking and preparing for just such as this in 2020.

That is a CRITICAL year! Every ten-year mark is the year when the census is taken, across the country. And congressional districts are adjusted according to the changing population. The CONS have shrewdly managed to have governors and state legislatures in position on the all-important "zero years" where THEY are in control when that congressional district reapportionment happens. That enables THEM to redraw the districts so they all look like octopus cartoons, so they can stack the deck and guarantee election victories for THEIR congressional candidates. That's how they managed to take over Congress.

So, seems to me, we HAVE TO be ready for 2020. AND for all governors' races in two years. Yes, during the dreaded midterm elections when Dems are less motivated to turn out to vote - which I'll never understand. THAT negligence and lack of commitment by voters on our side has to change, too. In 2010, that's how the teabaggers got in - and they're now threatening to overrun the GOP. Actually, they may already have overrun the GOP. Seriously - just look at who the nominee is!

Sad to say I'm not surprised in the least nt okaawhatever Oct 2016 #1
Make sure you get the money up front from The Donald Angry Dragon Oct 2016 #2
The is a Horrible Human Being and he was probably a Rotten Kid too. Cakes488 Oct 2016 #3
I'd contribute to some sting like Oceans Eleven BSdetect Oct 2016 #4
Wretched nopence2020 Oct 2016 #5
Welcome to DU, nopence2020! calimary Oct 2016 #15
Thank You! nopence2020 Oct 2016 #20
My condolences, nopence2020! calimary Oct 2016 #27
Maybe they should sue treestar Oct 2016 #6
No wonder no US banks will do business with Trump NoGoodNamesLeft Oct 2016 #7
With all the people Don the Con has swindled this way I wonder if collectively Persondem Oct 2016 #9
(shaking head) ABHORRENT ailsagirl Oct 2016 #10
Deplorable alcibiades_mystery Oct 2016 #11
Despicable, loathsome, execrable ailsagirl Oct 2016 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author ailsagirl Oct 2016 #13
I am so sorry to hear this, Swagman ailsagirl Oct 2016 #14
Didn't he recently sue the Pagent for dropping him? nt wiggs Oct 2016 #16
But Hillary deleted emails so she's worse mountain grammy Oct 2016 #17
Are you starting to get the impression... jmowreader Oct 2016 #18
try to imagine Skittles Oct 2016 #22
I'm not running a multinational corporation jmowreader Oct 2016 #24
There's no impression, he is not liquid... he's a billionaire in assets and not liquid cash where uponit7771 Oct 2016 #23
Stealing money from people he perceives is weaker than him, he is anti progress to a T uponit7771 Oct 2016 #19
Trump disgraces America Skittles Oct 2016 #21
How common is it for companies to stiff employees and tell them to sue? SleeplessinSoCal Oct 2016 #25
"this was alien to everything I had experienced working for various US media outlets" Jarqui Oct 2016 #26
Ugh! So effing hate that guy! smirkymonkey Oct 2016 #28
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