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North Carolina

dsc

(52,605 posts) Fri Jan 25, 2019, 07:35 PM Jan 2019

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is retiring

https://www.wral.com/nc-chief-justice-to-resign-next-month/18148219/

Looks like the next in line for the chief position is the last remaining GOP justice but we are now looking at a 6 to 1 court in favor of the Democrats. With fair districts we would have won at least 6 more likely 7 Congressional seats along with majorities in both houses of the General Assembly.

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The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court is retiring (Original Post) dsc Jan 2019 OP

Kicking. eom littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #1

Fun Fact littlemissmartypants Jan 2019 #2

true dsc Jan 2019 #3

Rachel had a story about this. LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jan 2019 #4

littlemissmartypants

(25,309 posts)

1. Kicking. eom

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 07:37 PM

Jan 2019

littlemissmartypants

(25,309 posts)

2. Fun Fact

Reply to dsc (Original post)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 07:46 PM

Jan 2019

Which I don't have a reference for, so you just have to trust me on this. I read, somewhere, that there were more Democrat votes cast than Republican in the mid terms in NC. Gerrymandering, resulted in the votes that were cast, not being effective in election wins. Though the numbers were there, the distribution was not.

dsc

(52,605 posts)

3. true

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 07:55 PM

Jan 2019

we won a majority of the two party vote in both houses of the general assembly and a majority of the two party vote in contested Congressional races (Jones ran unopposed).

LastLiberal in PalmSprings

(12,888 posts)

4. Rachel had a story about this.

Reply to littlemissmartypants (Reply #2)

Fri Jan 25, 2019, 08:05 PM

Jan 2019

I can't remember the state, but the Democrats won 60% of the votes cast for the state legislature, and got a third of the seats.

Gerrymandering at its best (or worst).

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