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To: bitt

If every state was gerrymandered I’ve heard the GOP would come out ahead permanently. Any truth to that?

Would all red states get on board? They usually don’t.


3 posted on 11/07/2025 8:51:43 AM PST by DIRTYSECRET
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To: DIRTYSECRET
If every state was gerrymandered I’ve heard the GOP would come out ahead permanently. Any truth to that?

It depends on who does the gerrymandering. The Dim majority states have made it clear that they suppress Republican representation.

7 posted on 11/07/2025 8:57:26 AM PST by Tell It Right (1 Thessalonians 5:21 -- Put everything to the test, hold fast to that which is true.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

The reasoning is that Blue states have already largely maxed out their gerrymandering ability . Red states have a lot of gerrymandering they could do and come out far ahead of Dems (especially if Supreme Court gets rid of black voting districts )
The real question is : are Republican leaders cowards or not
My guess is that most of them are cowards and will allow Dems to walk all over them


10 posted on 11/07/2025 9:06:23 AM PST by escapefromboston (Peace, commerce and honest friendship with all nations, entangling alliances with none.)
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To: DIRTYSECRET

The political divide is between urban America and suburban/rural America. If we could argue that gerrymandering should be outlawed and replaced with a mathematical method of forming district that minimized the district areas and/or perimeters, then the Dems vote would be concentrated in a relatively small number of urban districts where they would receive 80% to 90% of the vote, while all the remaining district would 55% to 60% Republican.


14 posted on 11/07/2025 9:18:44 AM PST by Pres Raygun (Repent America!)
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