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WarGamer

(18,098 posts) Thu Nov 6, 2025, 06:59 PM Thursday

Gerrymandering is about to become the new 50 State norm.

Do you think ANY State is going to go back if 40+ States do it?

Might as well assign all House seats to the Party with the majority in the State house.

First Texas, then California... then Virginia then North Carolina... then GA and KS and IL and MD... etc etc...

The problem is... you can't have one state that does it the right way... with Independent Commissions... and another that stacks the deck.

So it's all going to be gerrymandered... and SCOTUS is going to be giving permission for Red States to disregard minorities in drawing lines...

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Gerrymandering is about to become the new 50 State norm. (Original Post) WarGamer Thursday OP

It is what it is JustAnotherGen Thursday #1

Do democrats come out ahead? If so MAGA might sue or make a law against it ... if we come out ahead we win uponit7771 Thursday #2

GOP controls more State houses...we would lost about 6 seats with universal gerrymander. WarGamer Thursday #3

Damn, we're cooked currently uponit7771 Friday #9

It mostly already was, in GOP ruled states fujiyamasan Thursday #4

Newsom had no choice... 50 was a necessity WarGamer Thursday #5

Many blue states had essentially unilaterally disarmed fujiyamasan Friday #8

Should we give up? Kingofalldems Thursday #6

From the post above this WarGamer Friday #7

JustAnotherGen

(37,375 posts)

1. It is what it is

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Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:22 PM

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uponit7771

(93,398 posts)

2. Do democrats come out ahead? If so MAGA might sue or make a law against it ... if we come out ahead we win

Reply to WarGamer (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:23 PM

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WarGamer

(18,098 posts)

3. GOP controls more State houses...we would lost about 6 seats with universal gerrymander.

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #2)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:33 PM

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uponit7771

(93,398 posts)

9. Damn, we're cooked currently

Reply to WarGamer (Reply #3)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 11:13 AM

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fujiyamasan

(948 posts)

4. It mostly already was, in GOP ruled states

Reply to WarGamer (Original post)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:37 PM

Thursday

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No state with a GOP majority legislature has adopted independent commissions. The party has no interest in fairness. This whole thing was kicked off by Texas. Redistricting outside of census years is a novel way to basically rig elections. It places no boundaries on what was already a partisan activity.

I’m glad Newsom realized this. He deserves a lot of credit for spearheading prop 50.

WarGamer

(18,098 posts)

5. Newsom had no choice... 50 was a necessity

Reply to fujiyamasan (Reply #4)

Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:55 PM

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We can't just stand there and watch.

fujiyamasan

(948 posts)

8. Many blue states had essentially unilaterally disarmed

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Fri Nov 7, 2025, 02:19 AM

Friday

When it came to redistricting and republicans were counting on the same states to not act out of “fairness” until now. They were hoping to taking advantage of that.

Kingofalldems

(39,963 posts)

6. Should we give up?

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Thu Nov 6, 2025, 10:18 PM

Thursday

WarGamer

(18,098 posts)

7. From the post above this

Reply to Kingofalldems (Reply #6)

Fri Nov 7, 2025, 01:01 AM

Friday

Reply to fujiyamasan (Reply #4)
Thu Nov 6, 2025, 09:55 PM

Newsom had no choice... 50 was a necessity

We can't just stand there and watch.

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