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murder
rank Wed Apr 22 15:27:37
With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push

As time runs out before the midterm elections, Virginia took a step on Tuesday to counter and possibly surpass President Trump's national effort to redraw congressional voting maps in favor of the GOP.

Read it here: https://ww...ng-map-trump-midterms-congress

murder
rank Wed Apr 22 15:29:05

“This referendum is a blatant partisan power grab that nobody’s really ever seen anything like it,” Trump said one day before the Virginia referendum.

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He's never seen anything like it!

*eyeroll*

Habebe
rank Wed Apr 22 15:42:48
It is blatant gerrymandering.

Meh, both sides do it, both sides give excuses.

I don't really think the left needs it this round.

Rugian
rank Wed Apr 22 15:43:48
More accurately...51% of the voters decided to give themselves 91% of the congressional delegation.

That ballot question was also deceptive as hell...there's probably going to be a lawsuit over that.

All of this spearheaded by a Democratic governor who ran as a "moderate" in the election who was explicitly opposed to gerrymandering, only to become a hardcore leftwing nutjob who loves gerrymandering now that she's in office.

Trump only has himself to blame for getting the ball rolling on this gerrymandering craze...but what the VA Democrats did is pure bullshit.

murder
rank Wed Apr 22 16:43:02

"More accurately...51% of the voters decided to give themselves 91% of the congressional delegation."

That's not really how it works. That's not how math maths.

The Democrats increased their chances in some districts while making themselves more vulnerable in others.

This could backfire spectacularly.

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murder
rank Wed Apr 22 17:03:11

"It is blatant gerrymandering."

Dumbshit started this.

I'm sure Florida will be next.

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Rugian
rank Wed Apr 22 17:25:18
"That's not really how it works. That's not how math maths."

Um...that's exactly how the Democrats think it works. That map that's been floating around shows 10 out of 11 districts as leaning (D), up from 6 out of 11 before.

Obviously an election can go a way they don't expect it to...but based on their expectations, they clearly are looking to pick up 4 seats.

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murder rank	Wed Apr 22 15:27:37 With Virginia vote, Democrats gain edge over Trump's national GOP redistricting push As time runs out before the midterm elections, Virginia took a step on Tuesday to counter and possibly surpass President Trump's national effort to redraw congressional voting maps in favor of the GOP. Read it here: https://ww...ng-map-trump-midterms-congress
murder rank	Wed Apr 22 15:29:05 “This referendum is a blatant partisan power grab that nobody’s really ever seen anything like it,” Trump said one day before the Virginia referendum. --- He's never seen anything like it! eyeroll
Habebe rank	Wed Apr 22 15:42:48 It is blatant gerrymandering. Meh, both sides do it, both sides give excuses. I don't really think the left needs it this round.
Rugian rank	Wed Apr 22 15:43:48 More accurately...51% of the voters decided to give themselves 91% of the congressional delegation. That ballot question was also deceptive as hell...there's probably going to be a lawsuit over that. All of this spearheaded by a Democratic governor who ran as a "moderate" in the election who was explicitly opposed to gerrymandering, only to become a hardcore leftwing nutjob who loves gerrymandering now that she's in office. Trump only has himself to blame for getting the ball rolling on this gerrymandering craze...but what the VA Democrats did is pure bullshit.
murder rank	Wed Apr 22 16:43:02 "More accurately...51% of the voters decided to give themselves 91% of the congressional delegation." That's not really how it works. That's not how math maths. The Democrats increased their chances in some districts while making themselves more vulnerable in others. This could backfire spectacularly. -
murder rank	Wed Apr 22 17:03:11 "It is blatant gerrymandering." Dumbshit started this. I'm sure Florida will be next. -
Rugian rank	Wed Apr 22 17:25:18 "That's not really how it works. That's not how math maths." Um...that's exactly how the Democrats think it works. That map that's been floating around shows 10 out of 11 districts as leaning (D), up from 6 out of 11 before. Obviously an election can go a way they don't expect it to...but based on their expectations, they clearly are looking to pick up 4 seats.
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