Posted on 09/09/2001 12:35:03 PM PDT by StoneColdGOP
Some minor changes and tweeking here and there. Nothing too dramatic or earth-shaking. Unless you live in my district (58), in which case whatever little strength we did have after a resonably decent first map a week ago has been SLICED AND DICED LIKE A TEENAGER IN A HORROR FILM.
These Democrats... I tell ya.
And of course, it's all done to protect the ultimate "community of interest", the Democrat incumbents.
Screaming about the abuse of power should make for great news clips that even die-hard Lefty's in the media won't be able to refuse to air.
Let's see the unnatural curves, twists, zigs, and zags of your new District plastered up on posters everywhere (perhaps with a pithy little saying such as "Congressman's incumbancy protection District 58")...
Well of course, ain't that the truth my friend. These maps illustrate that perfectly, as does the infighting amongst Berman and Sherman and some others over legislative seats and whose ambition will lead where. Sheesh!
After seeing the first redistricting map of it last week I was ready to go at it again because it was actually winnable if the right cards were played.
But now my base is sliced into three and new territory that neither knows me or has anything in common has been added on, and instead of gaining 8% in GOP registration we gain 2%. Screw this...
We don't need liberals like Jeffe to tell us we'll be consigned to minority status for 10 years; we know that already. And we know what we believe and will maintain our conservative principles even in the face of adversity. Voters who like our message and are attracted to our party will come. What ain't broke doesn't have to be fixed. And I hope our party leaders know this and won't be so foolish as to turn the GOP into a carbon copy of the Democrats which is just the makeover Jeffe and the Democrats here are hoping will happen. In the meantime we lick our wounds regroup and fight to live another day. A lot of things can happen in the next decade so let's keep an eye out for opportunities.
Opportunities like photographs of scum Dems walking out of motel rooms with 17 year olds and a goat. We're watching all right. It'll be about the only way to knock one out.
Since you know that we can't win in it no matter what, perhaps it's time for campaign posters that simply say: "All citizens of District 58 are hereby ORDERED and MANDATED to vote for Democratic candidate X, and FORBIDDEN and PROHIBITED from voting for any Republican."
Might as well have some fun messing with their lockstep herd mentality if a loss is assured anyway.
Besides, stunts like that are guaranteed to get press coverage.
Well at least there is a bit of pleasure out of the dismal scene!
I'm lucky here(Livingston County, MI is where I vote, not Lansing). I have three decent reps, and after redistricting, will still have three decent reps(Williams?(Gawd I hope so), Garcia, Rogers[Congress])
Whose is trouble there in Cal? Rohbacher? Drier?
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