How bad is gerrymandering?

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  1. HoopHound

    HoopHound Veteran Member

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    Take away the need for money.
    No more ads. No more so called get out the vote spending.
    Publish your platform, the media will report it as written.
    Would you like to stop getting those phone calls ? All that mail ? Watching those ads ?
    I would.
     
  2. HalloweenRun

    HalloweenRun Founding Member

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    NC is a big Gerrymandering battle ground. I grew up, and voted, in the infamous NC-12. Until it was re-districted it was the poster child for Gerrymandering. Of course it was "good" Gerrymandering since it all but assured a minority Congressman.

    Anyway I have seen incredibly sophisticated, and impartial software that can draw districts"perfectly." Of course pols are far from perfect so it is not used!
     
  3. Bengal B

    Bengal B Founding Member

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    You might as well try to take away greed.
     
  4. LaSalleAve

    LaSalleAve when in doubt, mumble

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    You wanna do all the other states now?
     
  5. el005639

    el005639 Founding Member

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    winner winner chicken dinner
     
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  6. HoopHound

    HoopHound Veteran Member

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    no argument there
     

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