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fujiyamasan

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6. California needs to repeal the independent commission

Reply to erronis (Original post)

Wed Jul 16, 2025, 04:50 PM

Jul 16

Unilaterally disarming is stupid as hell.

Particularly pissed how Cuomo and the NY legislature pissed away a bunch of house seats in 2022. What a mess.

Even when democrats have advantages in very blue states, they often don’t take advantage of it.

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Trump Completely Serious About Rigging Elections, Not Pretending To Hide It [View all] erronis Jul 16 OP

Gerrymandering is a tactic to spread out R voters to win more districts but by smaller margins Bernardo de La Paz Jul 16 #1

Yep. Wiz Imp Jul 16 #4

That's because of the way Texas is already gerrymandered. ananda Jul 16 #10

Yep, wave elections. Strelnikov_ Jul 16 #7

I think there might be a Blue Storm Surge in 2026. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Jul 16 #8

I'm going to cheat, and you can't stop me Bayard Jul 16 #2

Trump will do anything he can get away with, and more. thought crime Jul 16 #3

KnR Hekate Jul 16 #5

California needs to repeal the independent commission fujiyamasan Jul 16 #6

To disband the commission would harm Californians. It would not hurt Republicons Bernardo de La Paz Jul 16 #9

considering his ankles, his hand, and his rotting brain... RussBLib Jul 16 #11