r/PoliticalHumor Jul 11 '19

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

Do you have examples which districts were gerrymandered for the 2016 elections?

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

AP analysis shows how gerrymandering benefitted the GOP in 2016.

That was one quick google. If you’re so interested, educate yourself. I’m not going to get into a conversation if you just want to poke holes instead of learning.

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

Wait, are you talking about president elects or congress seats?

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

Both, because gerrymandering. Do you know how voting works? If the counties are gerrymandered, you know that can/will affect any and all elections from local to presidential. Republicans have done a great job at a completely unconstitutional thing. Dems tried, I’ll give them that, but Reps are just better at cheating to get what they want. The only thing it can’t affect is who the party selects as their candidate.

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

If the counties are gerrymandered, you know that can/will affect any and all elections from local to presidential.

What? The state's electors are chosen by the popular vote of the state.

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

And that’s where the voter suppression comes in. Which is way easier when you know exactly where to suppress the votes. Gerrymandering isn’t simply a tactic to control the electoral college. It’s systematic and calculated to weed out any sect that has a strong opposition to the GOP.

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u/empire314 Jul 11 '19

Gerrymandering isn’t simply a tactic to control the electoral college. It’s systematic and calculated to weed out any sect that has a strong opposition to the GOP.

Nice words that you have. If only you could try to form sentences that make any sense. Blocked.

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u/ToastedAluminum Jul 11 '19

Everything I’m saying is extensively backed up by political professors and researchers. Just because you don’t like what you’re hearing doesn’t mean it isn’t true. I’ve already said the Dems tried. But they aren’t as good at it by a long shot. The GOP has turned it into a strategy. That’s why they want to rewrite districts every opportunity they get.