The Fix is Out in PA

Discussion in 'Elections & Campaigns' started by Natty Bumpo, Feb 6, 2018.

  1. Natty Bumpo

    Natty Bumpo Well-Known Member

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    As if Republicans didn't face a sufficiently bleak November due to Trumpery, fairness is about to rear its ugly head!

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  2. silverspirit2001

    silverspirit2001 Active Member

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    Republicans cheat. So whats new.
    Democrats do the same thing when possible.

    Oh and democrats are still nuts. To be fair, so are a lot of republicans.
     
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  3. Pycckia

    Pycckia Well-Known Member

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    The OP assumes that independents are stupid and don't know about gerrymandering.

    He also tries to give the impression that if the Democrats control a state, they endeavor to draw the Congressional districts as fairly as possible, maybe even giving the benefit of the doubt to Republicans.

    What is the purpose of this post? Who is he trying to kid? Is there anyone who posts on this forum going to pay the slightest attention to this potboiler of a post?
     
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    kazenatsu Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    I hope people realize that gerrymandering is not always a bad thing.
    In some cases it can give more representation to certain minority ethnic neighborhoods who may have been sidelined. And alternatively, gerrymandering is sometimes used to encompass middle class neighborhoods, despite their strange geometric outline, so their votes don't get drowned out in more urban voting districts.
    I think the real issue is whether the gerrymandering is designed to encompass people who are more similar to each other into the same district (good), versus whether it seeks to carve off a piece of one demographic to put it into a district with a majority of another demographic so their votes won't end up meaning anything (bad).
     
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  5. Surfer Joe

    Surfer Joe Well-Known Member Past Donor

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    LMAO...Your post assumes that people are stupid enough to think that voters have any way to overcome a rigged election done through gerrymandering.
    Tell us, genius, what can those independents do to make their vote count when it's swamped by the gerrymandered districts that dilute their voice as citizens?
    Who the **** do you think you're kidding with this vapid turd polishing?
     
  6. Pycckia

    Pycckia Well-Known Member

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    No it doesn't.

    They can't.

    You.
     

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