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2016 Postmortem

NewJeffCT

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14. Yikes

Reply to Cosmocat (Reply #13)

Thu Dec 8, 2016, 10:50 AM

Dec 2016

There really should be a national standard to draw voting districts by state. A nonpartisan group or similar. I think somebody had proposed a panel of retired judges several years back.

imagine if PA were allocated evenly and it was 10 or 11 D seats and 7 or 8 R seats. That's a pickup of 4 or 5 seats right there.
Add in 4-5 more each in Ohio, VA and Michigan and pretty soon you're around an evenly split house.

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Why did Hillary Clinton and the Democratic Party not gain the White House and Congress? [View all] andym Dec 2016 OP

Problem is, Democrats are basically honest brokers meow2u3 Dec 2016 #1

You are correct in the analysis, but Cosmocat Dec 2016 #3

I agree with a lot of what you say andym Dec 2016 #9

Yeah, this is true in part Cosmocat Dec 2016 #11

Problem is, Democrats are basically honest brokers oley Dec 2016 #6

I like this: BlueProgressive Dec 2016 #10

I don't really think this is true. Democrats basically have a somewhat better informed electorate. JCanete Dec 2016 #21

It really isn't a mystery Cosmocat Dec 2016 #2

because she focussed on getting anti RUMP republicans instead of the left. pansypoo53219 Dec 2016 #4

I'm not so sure andym Dec 2016 #8

That was a major tactical mistake hueymahl Dec 2016 #12

Gerrymandering has played a huge role in the GOP keeping the house NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #5

Gerrymandering is a big problem-- the thing is that the GOP strategists planned very well andym Dec 2016 #7

Pa and Va, too Cosmocat Dec 2016 #13

Yikes NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #14

YEP Cosmocat Dec 2016 #15

it doesn't bother most people NewJeffCT Dec 2016 #16

Pa Cosmocat Dec 2016 #17

Gerrymandering is self-reinforcing andym Dec 2016 #19

Voter suppression, Comey and Russia uponit7771 Dec 2016 #18

Voter disenfranchisement, the FBI lies, Russians, and the media. triron Dec 2016 #20