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Election Reform

NewJeffCT

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18. Many of the blue states, however

Reply to The Mouth (Reply #16)

Mon Sep 11, 2017, 07:50 AM

Sep 2017

have some sort of independent, or mostly independent, process to draw up districts. It's primarily red states that go to the extremes.

I mean, if California wanted to follow NC or PA as examples, they could probably squeeze 5-6 more Democratic seats into their delegation, if not more.

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A conservative friend and I kid each other: It's "gerrymandering" when the other side does it :-) The Mouth Sep 2017 #16

Many of the blue states, however NewJeffCT Sep 2017 #18

and the rs started and took full advantage of it when one senator designend his AllaN01Bear Sep 2017 #19