North Carolina

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,969 posts) Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:09 PM Sep 2019

GOP Sen Alexander walks into redistricting room and discovers his district has been made competitive

Dave Weigel Retweeted

This is incredible:

1. North Carolina GOP Sen. Alexander walks into the redistricting room and discovers that his district has been made competitive.
2. He quietly slices up the district to cut out Democratic voters.
3. He gets caught.
4. He announces his retirement.

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GOP Sen Alexander walks into redistricting room and discovers his district has been made competitive (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 OP

And another one bites the dust WhiteTara Sep 2019 #1

Senators are statewide offices sdfernando Sep 2019 #2

State. I had to truncate the title. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #3

So my question is this: mtngirl47 Sep 2019 #4

Lamar Alexander snowybirdie Sep 2019 #5

John Alexander Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #6

Confusing post snowybirdie Sep 2019 #7

I had to truncate the title. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #9

The context of the post provided the information necessary to understand it was a state office. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #15

He's a state senator, not a US senator, but embodies the true national Republican spirit. Shrike47 Sep 2019 #8

Do people not read beyond the title? Buzz cook Sep 2019 #10

i am glad the GOPigs in north carolina are in trouble now !! trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #11

He needs to be arrested for tampering with official documents... Historic NY Sep 2019 #12

Do DUers not know that state senators exist? IronLionZion Sep 2019 #13

I was surprised by some of the responses. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #14

On a state forum here, a DUer argued with me that our state has a unicameral legislature IronLionZion Sep 2019 #16

Only Nebraska has a unicameral legislative body and.... Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #17

WhiteTara

(30,168 posts)

1. And another one bites the dust

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:18 PM

Sep 2019

We just need a few more and the Senate is ours too.

sdfernando

(5,382 posts)

2. Senators are statewide offices

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:20 PM

Sep 2019

Gerrymandering doesn’t affect them. Is this a state office not federal?

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,969 posts)

3. State. I had to truncate the title. NT

Reply to sdfernando (Reply #2)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:35 PM

Sep 2019

mtngirl47

(1,093 posts)

4. So my question is this:

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:35 PM

Sep 2019

Did he announce his retirement because his district is now competitive? OR
Did he announce his retirement because he got caught and feels bad about it?

Oh wait---he's a Republican, he doesn't feel bad at ALL! He just doesn't want to lose.

snowybirdie

(5,632 posts)

5. Lamar Alexander

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:38 PM

Sep 2019

is the Senator from Tennessee. 1. Nothing to do with NC redistricting problems. And 2, He is Senator for all of Tennessee. Districts mean nothing to him personally. But you did get he's retiring right. Google it!

Pacifist Patriot

(24,903 posts)

6. John Alexander

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:46 PM

Sep 2019

I think the tweet is about this guy. https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/392

snowybirdie

(5,632 posts)

7. Confusing post

Reply to Pacifist Patriot (Reply #6)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:51 PM

Sep 2019

Can't read minds. Wish folks would be clear.

mahatmakanejeeves

(60,969 posts)

9. I had to truncate the title. NT

Reply to snowybirdie (Reply #7)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 01:38 PM

Sep 2019

Pacifist Patriot

(24,903 posts)

15. The context of the post provided the information necessary to understand it was a state office.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 07:46 AM

Sep 2019

Shrike47

(6,913 posts)

8. He's a state senator, not a US senator, but embodies the true national Republican spirit.

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 01:18 PM

Sep 2019

Buzz cook

(2,587 posts)

10. Do people not read beyond the title?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 01:59 PM

Sep 2019

It is obvious from the post that this is an NC state office.

Glad the guy got caught. Just wish there was jail time involved.

trueblue2007

(18,119 posts)

11. i am glad the GOPigs in north carolina are in trouble now !!

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 02:06 PM

Sep 2019

Historic NY

(37,859 posts)

12. He needs to be arrested for tampering with official documents...

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 02:15 PM

Sep 2019

IronLionZion

(46,978 posts)

13. Do DUers not know that state senators exist?

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Mon Sep 16, 2019, 03:10 PM

Sep 2019

State legislators draw their own district lines in most states so there is ample opportunity for gerrymandering. Politicians choose their voters. It should be voters choose their politicians. Some states do it by independent commission.

https://ballotpedia.org/State-by-state_redistricting_procedures#State_legislative_districts

Pacifist Patriot

(24,903 posts)

14. I was surprised by some of the responses.

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #13)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 07:44 AM

Sep 2019

I thought the context was pretty clear that it had to be a state senator.

IronLionZion

(46,978 posts)

16. On a state forum here, a DUer argued with me that our state has a unicameral legislature

Reply to Pacifist Patriot (Reply #14)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 08:31 AM

Sep 2019

and that our state senate just didn't exist. It was easily proved that our state senate does exist and has a website. It was weird. Maybe some states don't have a senate?

Pacifist Patriot

(24,903 posts)

17. Only Nebraska has a unicameral legislative body and....

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #16)

Tue Sep 17, 2019, 09:13 AM

Sep 2019

it's members are called Senators. indeed

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