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kpete

(71,964 posts) Mon Jan 21, 2013, 11:38 AM Jan 2013

Joe Scarborough: Republicans Won House Of Representatives Majority Because Of Gerrymandering

Joe Scarborough: Republicans Won House Of Representatives Majority Because Of Gerrymandering

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Then he said,

"But I just have to say one other really important point, because I made a mistake over the past month talking about how Republicans have also won a majority in the House. As this article I was referencing mentioned, we actually got a minority of votes nationwide in House races. It was just gerrymandering from 2010 that gave us the majority."

the rest (plus video):
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/20/joe-scarborough-republicans-gerrymandering_n_2516281.html

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Joe Scarborough: Republicans Won House Of Representatives Majority Because Of Gerrymandering (Original Post) kpete Jan 2013 OP

he actually said that out loud? damn. yodermon Jan 2013 #1

In North Carolina Dems won 51% of the vote and only 30% of the seats auburngrad82 Jan 2013 #2

yodermon

(6,143 posts)

1. he actually said that out loud? damn.

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Mon Jan 21, 2013, 11:43 AM

Jan 2013

auburngrad82

(5,029 posts)

2. In North Carolina Dems won 51% of the vote and only 30% of the seats

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Mon Jan 21, 2013, 11:44 AM

Jan 2013

the GOP gerrymandered the districts so only the majority black areas would have a Dem representative. There's a hearing scheduled this month to try to get the districts redrawn, but what good will that do if the GOP are still the ones doing the drawing?

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