What is most profoundly disturbing about this Gerrymandering War is that it’s coming damn close to eliminating the need for voters in much of the US of A.
Democracy is, by definition, voters choosing their politicians. Today, politicians are instead choosing their voters.
I don't recall these examples to know how similar they are, but Geoffrey Skelley says NC 2016 and NY 2022 delayed House primaries while maintaining their other primaries in response to court rulings. Tbh, my assumption is neither ruling occurred so close to the actual primary date that mail ballots had already been sent out, days before early voting with those races on ballot papers.
Well, LA voters and a congressional candidate already sued to block the state's suspension of House primaries. The case was assigned to an Obama appointee in the Fifth Circuit.
So I have previously been dismissive of the idea of drawing an 8-0 map in Colorado, preferring a 7-1 instead to ensure that all of the Democratic districts would be safe. And it is still clearly the case that a 7-1 map would be a dramatic improvement over the current 4-4 map. However, recent developments have made me wonder what an 8-0 map would actually look like, and if it were even possible to draw a map like that, where all 8 districts were at least Harris+10 and didn't look too ridiculous.
I started with the general idea of combining Denver with the eastern CO rurals, and let the districts fall into place from there. This is what I've come up with:
All 8 districts on the map voted for Harris by a margin of at least 10.7 percent. Not only that, but none of the districts look particularly crazy, and some are actually highly compact.
Colorado needs to abolish their redistricting commission (if repeal can pass in Virginia, it can pass in Colorado too), and implement a 7-1 map. And then, if Southern states like LA, MS, AL, TN, or SC try to eliminate all of their Democratic districts, Colorado should retaliate by implementing this map.
i can't believe I'm saying this but I wish we gifted newsom the governorship of colorado, as I don't trust polis as far as I could throw him. Same thing with new york, Kathy needs to move now!
What is most profoundly disturbing about this Gerrymandering War is that it’s coming damn close to eliminating the need for voters in much of the US of A.
Democracy is, by definition, voters choosing their politicians. Today, politicians are instead choosing their voters.
Will federal courts agree with Landry, or will they force the state to have their primaries as originally intended?
Depends on whether the Purcell principle is only supposed to benefit Republicans.
I don't recall these examples to know how similar they are, but Geoffrey Skelley says NC 2016 and NY 2022 delayed House primaries while maintaining their other primaries in response to court rulings. Tbh, my assumption is neither ruling occurred so close to the actual primary date that mail ballots had already been sent out, days before early voting with those races on ballot papers.
https://x.com/geoffreyvs/status/2049881660036976954
Well, LA voters and a congressional candidate already sued to block the state's suspension of House primaries. The case was assigned to an Obama appointee in the Fifth Circuit.
We'll see what happens.
They'll probably permit Louisiana because the Callais decision directly affected the state and, of course, the majority said nothing about Purcell.
Amazing.
https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:ifevtgk3w7ov6zjmgy333jkr/post/3mkpxzeiry62r
John Sununu: "I certainly support a work requirement for able-bodied Medicare recipients."
He probably meant Medicaid, but there's no reason to include that in the attack ad.
Yay for Kemp. NO GA redistricting this year https://x.com/Taniel/status/2050211134813151417?s=20
i'm seeing on threads and politico he is likely to call a special session in the lame duck, my biggest fear there
I’m still astounded by the Republican party’s unashamed, even proud, racism. Vote Republicans Out.
So I have previously been dismissive of the idea of drawing an 8-0 map in Colorado, preferring a 7-1 instead to ensure that all of the Democratic districts would be safe. And it is still clearly the case that a 7-1 map would be a dramatic improvement over the current 4-4 map. However, recent developments have made me wonder what an 8-0 map would actually look like, and if it were even possible to draw a map like that, where all 8 districts were at least Harris+10 and didn't look too ridiculous.
I started with the general idea of combining Denver with the eastern CO rurals, and let the districts fall into place from there. This is what I've come up with:
https://davesredistricting.org/join/a7b7f132-cb06-45e7-bf90-ef3bf86a3329
All 8 districts on the map voted for Harris by a margin of at least 10.7 percent. Not only that, but none of the districts look particularly crazy, and some are actually highly compact.
Colorado needs to abolish their redistricting commission (if repeal can pass in Virginia, it can pass in Colorado too), and implement a 7-1 map. And then, if Southern states like LA, MS, AL, TN, or SC try to eliminate all of their Democratic districts, Colorado should retaliate by implementing this map.
i can't believe I'm saying this but I wish we gifted newsom the governorship of colorado, as I don't trust polis as far as I could throw him. Same thing with new york, Kathy needs to move now!
One thing no media seems to be aware of in the VRA battle...
People who care about their right to vote may stay home in many elections. The best way to get them to show up is to threaten their right.
This will mobilize people like not much else could.
Biden endorsed KLB. Ughhh.