That NC Supreme Court election isn't the only election that single-handedly gave Republicans control of the House right now. The same is true for Colorado's 2018 referendum giving it an independent redistricting commission. If not for that commission, Dems (who have a trifecta in CO) could've drawn a 7D-1R congressional map instead of th…
That NC Supreme Court election isn't the only election that single-handedly gave Republicans control of the House right now. The same is true for Colorado's 2018 referendum giving it an independent redistricting commission. If not for that commission, Dems (who have a trifecta in CO) could've drawn a 7D-1R congressional map instead of the 4D-4R delegation they have now. Those three additional seats that Democrats threw away by voting for the independent redistricting commission would've given Dems the majority in the House.
True enough! I was ignoring the possibility of tit-for-tat, including Democrats changing the election systems and/or drawing up extreme gerrymanders in states that they do control. In addition to Colorado, this includes California and New York.
Except that independent commissions are good governance and helped us in other states. You can push for them in Michigan, for example, and then against them in Colorado.
Screw good governance. Democrats should never be in support of them at this point. Sure it could help us at times in MI but I’d rather Dems get a trifecta and then gerrymander themselves into a permanent majority.
Well, if you are eager to screw good governance, then DJT would like you to hold his soda.
And time proves that parties or party labels leave their constituents and standards behind. Would I be a Democrat in the 1880s? I would not. Would I be a Democrat in the 1960s? I would not, since I live in SC.
That NC Supreme Court election isn't the only election that single-handedly gave Republicans control of the House right now. The same is true for Colorado's 2018 referendum giving it an independent redistricting commission. If not for that commission, Dems (who have a trifecta in CO) could've drawn a 7D-1R congressional map instead of the 4D-4R delegation they have now. Those three additional seats that Democrats threw away by voting for the independent redistricting commission would've given Dems the majority in the House.
True enough! I was ignoring the possibility of tit-for-tat, including Democrats changing the election systems and/or drawing up extreme gerrymanders in states that they do control. In addition to Colorado, this includes California and New York.
Except that independent commissions are good governance and helped us in other states. You can push for them in Michigan, for example, and then against them in Colorado.
Screw good governance. Democrats should never be in support of them at this point. Sure it could help us at times in MI but I’d rather Dems get a trifecta and then gerrymander themselves into a permanent majority.
Well, if you are eager to screw good governance, then DJT would like you to hold his soda.
And time proves that parties or party labels leave their constituents and standards behind. Would I be a Democrat in the 1880s? I would not. Would I be a Democrat in the 1960s? I would not, since I live in SC.