Mid decade redistricting

[El Luchador]

2 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

 

Oh ye of little brain. The reason Republicans have zero Reps in Congress is because Massachusetts is not gerrymandered. State rules say each district must contain one ninth of the state's population (~780k). If you took any single person in Massachusetts and chose the 780k citizens closest to them, Trump would have lost every single dis9ltrict, every time. There is not a single part of the state that contains enough Republicans to constitue a majority unless you gerrymander. 

   

[Wrestleknownothing]

6 minutes ago, El Luchador said:

You really are missing something in your understanding of the issue.

Your inability to grasp simple concepts makes me feel better about what I said, not worse.

[1032004]

2 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

 

Oh ye of little brain. The reason Republicans have zero Reps in Congress is because Massachusetts is not gerrymandered. State rules say each district must contain one ninth of the state's population (~780k). If you took any single person in Massachusetts and chose the 780k citizens closest to them, Trump would have lost every single dis9ltrict, every time. There is not a single part of the state that contains enough Republicans to constitue a majority unless you gerrymander. 

How do they often end up with Republican governors?  Do they have a lot of people vote R for governor but D for President?

[Caveira]

1 minute ago, 1032004 said:

How do they often end up with Republican governors?  Do they have a lot of people vote R for governor but D for President?

The more rational parts of the state vote red in larger numbers.  That’s pretty easy to see.  

[Offthemat]

6 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

How do they often end up with Republican governors?  Do they have a lot of people vote R for governor but D for President?

I can’t wait for his waterlogged answer to this.

[El Luchador]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

How do they often end up with Republican governors?  Do they have a lot of people vote R for governor but D for President?

This is evidence of gerrymandering. How do you guys not understand this? It's getting mind numbing.

[Wrestleknownothing]

1 hour ago, 1032004 said:

How do they often end up with Republican governors?  Do they have a lot of people vote R for governor but D for President?

Yes. From 1992-2024 a Democratic candidate has won Massachusetts every time with 60% - 66% of the vote. The last time a Republican won the presidential vote in Massachusetts was 1984 (Reagan vs Mondale). That is 10 straight elections where they voted for a Democratic candidate for president, yet in the same time they have had 5 Republican and 2 Democratic governors.

The reality of Massachusetts is that 64% of voters are neither enrolled as Democrat or Republican. Meanwhile only 26% are registered as Democrat and only 8% are registered as Republican.

So unlike the sheep @Offthemat and @El Luchador, sometimes they vote one way, sometimes they vote the other way. They clearly view state politics differently than national politics.

[WrestlingRasta]

As hard as concept it is for some here to grasp, there are a whooooooole lot of people who do not vote a straight line party ticket.  There are a whooooooole lot of people that the stance on the issues is more important than the letter next to the name.  There are also a whooooooole lot of people that understand the more local the election (mayor/city council vs governor vs president), the more direct impact it has on your life. 

Edited 31 minutes ago by WrestlingRasta

[El Luchador]

What has become most clear to me is there are a significant number of people here who completely don't understand what gerrymandering is.  While they give evidence of the effects of it they think they are making an argument against it.

[Wrestleknownothing]

19 minutes ago, El Luchador said:

What has become most clear to me is there are a significant number of people here who completely don't understand what gerrymandering is.  While they give evidence of the effects of it they think they are making an argument against it.

So far your argument for is cuz Trump said so.

Meanwhile, the gerrymander project gives them an overall A grade and an A for partisan fairness.

You are not bright, but you are loyal. A perfect Trump Republican.