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LakeVermilion

(1,427 posts) Tue Nov 3, 2020, 08:56 PM Nov 2020

Watching MSNBC...voting by counties doesn't make sense.

Every county has a different population. Would be much better to break the state into its Congressional districts. Then the population would be equivalent.

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Watching MSNBC...voting by counties doesn't make sense. (Original Post) LakeVermilion Nov 2020 OP

In the end doesn't matter how it's done. beachbumbob Nov 2020 #1

That would make gerrymandering even worse by tying it directly to presidential elections. Tercules Nov 2020 #2

In the long run, the divisions mean little... regnaD kciN Nov 2020 #3

beachbumbob

(9,263 posts)

1. In the end doesn't matter how it's done.

Reply to LakeVermilion (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 08:58 PM

Nov 2020

Tercules

(32 posts)

2. That would make gerrymandering even worse by tying it directly to presidential elections.

Reply to LakeVermilion (Original post)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 08:59 PM

Nov 2020

regnaD kciN

(27,329 posts)

3. In the long run, the divisions mean little...

Reply to Tercules (Reply #2)

Tue Nov 3, 2020, 09:00 PM

Nov 2020

The only thing that counts is the overall state vote (except in NE and ME).

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