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Originally Posted by Victor
you really dont get it. gop can lose by a ton and still retain all the power. thats due to gerrymandering and wyoming having just as much senate power as california.
look at all of the states where the votes split 50/50 or 6040 dems and they still lost seats.
also, ppl have been claiming that aging repub voters was gonna kill the gop for like 40 years and instead they have an unprecedented amount of power.
You lose credibility with exaggerated claims. GOP cannot lose by a ton "and still retain all the power." Gerrymandering is important, but it's about the same effect as self-segragation. Senate representation is covered by the constitution. Do you want a new constitution, to make DC/PR states, or some other solution? As it is, I think the best approach would be for dems to bribe small nothern states.
I'm not aware of dems losing seats (are you talking about the house?) in 60/40 states? Cite? Sure, the GOP gerrymandered the hell out of some states, and the PA supreme court invalidated their map under PA constitution. What's your solution, to complain? They are also trying to mess with the census. What's your solution? The actual solution is to proceed with the court case vs the citizenship question and for the house Dems to apply leverage. What percent of federal judges are Trump appointees? About 15%. Did you know all appeals are heard by at least a 3 judge panel?
"also, ppl have been claiming that aging repub voters was gonna kill the gop for like 40 years and instead they have an unprecedented amount of power." Cite? It may not be this year, but the inevitable is inevitable. AZ went blue, as did NV. TX was 2.5%, FL a tie (and new law will likely help dems). We will be living in a different world soon enough. Hell, we already are. Maybe treat it like a poker game where you've thought about the next moved instead of being frozen. What's your solution? Uninformed rambling seems like your favored approach.
Frankly, I'm surprised you're not a right winger, or maybe you used to be one, because it seems like your opinions are based mainly on your feels.
Last edited by simplicitus; 11-15-2018 at 08:57 AM.