(January 10, 2018 at 10:04 pm)A Theist Wrote: ...
No, but if Gerrymandering were to work to advantage the Democrat vote over the Republican vote you'd be all for it.
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The irony being, of course, that this is what is likely to happen.
The calculateers (yup, new word for ya) base their calculations on likely turn-out (from trend data).
By piling all the x-voters into one district, where they win a huge majority, and spreading the y-voters across remaining districts, where they win with 'just enough' votes... yup... it doesn't take much of an up-surge in voter turn-out to wipe party y off the map.

(January 10, 2018 at 10:04 pm)A Theist Wrote:(January 10, 2018 at 8:31 pm)Moros Synackaon Wrote: ...The Democrats need a moderate who at least has a message that will resonate with the blue collar workers in the Rust Belt and Coal States.
And yes, I voted Sanders in the primary.
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More irony in that Bernie probably was that moderate.
Well, actually, a bit too conservative for my tastes but oh well.

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