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TheRealNorth

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1. Texas is already gerrymandered

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Mon May 10, 2021, 08:23 PM

May 2021

Sure, they can move a border here and there that may give them an advantage. But I fail to see how they can get much more of an advantage there then they already have. From what I understand, some of the "safe" districts they drew in 2010 were already beginning to look iffy.

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Texas's population boom should be a boon to Democrats. But Republicans are reaping the gains (WP) [View all] dalton99a May 2021 OP

Texas is already gerrymandered TheRealNorth May 2021 #1

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I had experts who write the software explain how powerful the software is... literally you could JCMach1 May 2021 #3

+1, the digital gerrymandering is screwed up to the nth degree. It lets mostly republicans pick ... uponit7771 May 2021 #5

It's also a function of where in Texas they're moving to Ex Lurker May 2021 #4