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Why does gerrymandering always seem to favor the repugs? [View all] Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 OP
Because they have to cheat to win SoonerPride Jun 2022 #1
Well, I understand that, but why don't we do it? It seems to work. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #4
We did it in NY and the judges said he was not the right thing to do. Our states applegrove Jun 2022 #10
Because they're better at it. A HERETIC I AM Jun 2022 #13
Because we tie our hands behind our backs bottomofthehill Jun 2022 #25
Because they do it 1,745 times more than we do. Or they do it to extremes Eliot Rosewater Jun 2022 #2
right elleng Jun 2022 #3
Unlike them, Dems actually enforce our anti-gerrymandering laws more In It to Win It Jun 2022 #7
They draw the maps. It works for them because Republicans draw the maps that favor them In It to Win It Jun 2022 #5
But why do THEY get to draw them. Why can't we? Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #6
We try, but often get fucked by stupid rules WE put in. NY is a classic example. We had a map Celerity Jun 2022 #14
I just want California to say "fuck the rules" and produce 54 solid Dem seats In It to Win It Jun 2022 #18
CA has in independent commission, so we cannot go full nuke there (but we did gain) Celerity Jun 2022 #20
I know. I'm aware of CA's process. It's times like these where I wish all that went out the window In It to Win It Jun 2022 #21
In the last two CA House elections Zeitghost Jun 2022 #23
Because they have a majority of state legislatures and most state governorships In It to Win It Jun 2022 #16
Thank you for that detailed explanation. Ferrets are Cool Jun 2022 #19
The net gain in the House Zeitghost Jun 2022 #8
GOP has done a better job of controlling state legislatures. SYFROYH Jun 2022 #9
Kinda depends upon what you mean zipplewrath Jun 2022 #11
Back in those days, FoxNewsSucks Jun 2022 #22
The Dems in New York tried it, and the dem judges turned it down. Baitball Blogger Jun 2022 #12
Unfortunately we tend to concentrate ourselves in urban areas Freddie Jun 2022 #15
Scumbag Cheaters gonna Scumbag Cheat TheBlackAdder Jun 2022 #17
They're the ones with the Sharpies. SergeStorms Jun 2022 #24
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