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FBaggins

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6. Can two "play at that game"?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Tue Jul 15, 2025, 07:18 PM

Jul 2025

California congressional districts are drawn by an independent commission mandated by their constitution - and I don't think any of their guidelines for mid-decade redistricting include "Texas is doing it".

Plus - while there's no easy way to draw TX with a gain of five red seats for next year (though two would be easy)... it's even harder in CA given the fact that they could lose four or even five seats in the next reapportionment (while TX picks up three or four).

OH is actually required to redistrict for next year... few other states have an easy path to "play at that game". Our path to victory involves changing votes... not redrawing lines.

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Gavin Newsom's Warning to Donald Trump Over Plan for Texas Republicans [View all] BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 OP

Isn't Texas... Gruenemann Jul 2025 #1

extremely moonshinegnomie Jul 2025 #9

District 5 is in the Dallas area, not Houston or Austin RussBLib Jul 2025 #15

We either need to stop promoting this red-blue concept or face reality... Moostache Jul 2025 #2

The problem with that thinking is there are many Democrats of lesser means who can't, or don't want to move for a .. electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #4

That's why I always said to accomplish this we'd have to offer slightlv Jul 2025 #7

Idk, it'd be great if they could be somewhere else, but that's not happenjng... electric_blue68 Jul 2025 #14

We on the left need to realize that MASSIVE pushback over DECADES would be required... Moostache Jul 2025 #17

Moos.. we think along the same lines, with the same passion... slightlv Jul 2025 #19

Anyone suggesting splitting the country into two The Mouth Jul 2025 #21

A return to the concept of Greek city-states mnay be necessary. Moostache Jul 2025 #18

The problem with leeches Metaphorical Jul 2025 #5

"Trump on Tuesday said he would like to see five new GOP seats in Texas." sop Jul 2025 #3

Can two "play at that game"? FBaggins Jul 2025 #6

They do have this BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #8

Population growth of 108k in a state of almost 40 million is actually shrinking relative to the rest of the country FBaggins Jul 2025 #10

That figure was over a single year. It was 250,000+ total over a couple years (including revisions). BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #11

The 3.3 million nationally was also for a single year FBaggins Jul 2025 #12

An example of redrawing and backlash/back-firing BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #16

AND.... I just spotted this article today (with CA's options) - BumRushDaShow Jul 2025 #20

It's a regular pattern: Illegal, Immoral and Unconstitutional. rickyhall Jul 2025 #13