By the numbers: I looked up the results of the 2022 Congressional races. I took all the R votes cast and all the D votes cast and computed the percentage of Republicans and Democrats in each state.
So let’s take Florida. It is 55% Republican and 45% Democrat (based on total votes cast for all the Congressional seats combined). Florida has 28 Congresspeople. A 55-45 split means that the R’s should have 16 of these seats and the D’s 12. In reality the R’s have 20 and the D’s 8. That’s a swing of 8 seats.
Nationwide, the R’s have 14 seats that should belong to D’s. Gerrymandering works especially when the R’s pull tricks like, "Let’s gerrymander the incumbent out of her district and put her in competition with another Democrat in her new district.
Republicans have to lie and cheat any way that they can or they will cease to exist. Voter suppression is just one of their methods. In phone surveys, when people are given a choice on issues that affect their daily life, taken from both Republican and Democratic Party publications, those who identify themselves as Democrats agree with the Democrats about 80% of the time. Independents do too, about 58% of the time. The weird thing is that 42% of Republicans agree with the Democratic positions too, unless they are told which is which. Then they fall into line and agree with the Republicans 78% of the time. People who identify as Republicans make up somewhere between 30% and 42% of the voters, depending on the year. It’s currently way down. 78% of 42% is 33%. The Republicans would never win another national election with those odds. So, the Republicans have to keep as many people who they suspect will vote Democratic from voting as possible, and keep the rest of them confused enough to vote against their own best interests.
MeanBob Premium Member 4 months ago
My former voting district, looked like someone had been studying fractals.
eromlig 4 months ago
Gerrymandering has been around a loooong time.
olds_cool63 4 months ago
Drawn by incompetent, immoral, inhuman Repugnicants.
Direwolf 4 months ago
It is if it’s a republiCON district.
dflak 4 months ago
By the numbers: I looked up the results of the 2022 Congressional races. I took all the R votes cast and all the D votes cast and computed the percentage of Republicans and Democrats in each state.
So let’s take Florida. It is 55% Republican and 45% Democrat (based on total votes cast for all the Congressional seats combined). Florida has 28 Congresspeople. A 55-45 split means that the R’s should have 16 of these seats and the D’s 12. In reality the R’s have 20 and the D’s 8. That’s a swing of 8 seats.
Nationwide, the R’s have 14 seats that should belong to D’s. Gerrymandering works especially when the R’s pull tricks like, "Let’s gerrymander the incumbent out of her district and put her in competition with another Democrat in her new district.
Minority Rules!
Zen-of-Zinfandel 4 months ago
Moderately abstract.
gorbag 4 months ago
I’m surprised to see so much yellow (libertarian)
Spacetech 4 months ago
No Red…
Diane Lee Premium Member 4 months ago
Republicans have to lie and cheat any way that they can or they will cease to exist. Voter suppression is just one of their methods. In phone surveys, when people are given a choice on issues that affect their daily life, taken from both Republican and Democratic Party publications, those who identify themselves as Democrats agree with the Democrats about 80% of the time. Independents do too, about 58% of the time. The weird thing is that 42% of Republicans agree with the Democratic positions too, unless they are told which is which. Then they fall into line and agree with the Republicans 78% of the time. People who identify as Republicans make up somewhere between 30% and 42% of the voters, depending on the year. It’s currently way down. 78% of 42% is 33%. The Republicans would never win another national election with those odds. So, the Republicans have to keep as many people who they suspect will vote Democratic from voting as possible, and keep the rest of them confused enough to vote against their own best interests.
wildlandwaters 4 months ago
wouldn’t surprise me…some of those maps are simply ludicrous…
Sun 4 months ago
Especially after the 2020 Leftist leaning riots.