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Caliman73

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2. We don't gerrymander here.

Reply to awesomerwb1 (Reply #1)

Wed Nov 9, 2022, 04:31 PM

Nov 2022

We have independent redistricting.

Yes the Democratic Party controls things in California, but we have pockets of Deep Red here too and we do not cheat to win. We just have better policies.

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Redistricting bummer - from Katie Porter to Young Kim [View all] Sibelius Fan Nov 2022 OP

Don't the Dems control everything in CA? awesomerwb1 Nov 2022 #1

We don't gerrymander here. Caliman73 Nov 2022 #2

I don't subscribe to being righteous while the planet burns anymore awesomerwb1 Nov 2022 #6

wink wink... my District was re-drawn and I got rid of my GOP'er Rep and got Julia Brownley. WarGamer Nov 2022 #10

That happens... Caliman73 Nov 2022 #12

I lost Julia Brownley. MoonchildCA Nov 2022 #14

CA has a nonpartisan commission draw district lines Fiendish Thingy Nov 2022 #3

"Nonpartisan" redistricting comission... RockRaven Nov 2022 #4

A classic example where Dems try to do the right thing even if it hurts them politically LymphocyteLover Nov 2022 #5

Same result here in WA. maxsolomon Nov 2022 #9

In a normal democracy, it's good to do the right thing and set a good example LymphocyteLover Nov 2022 #15

Yes, well put. awesomerwb1 Nov 2022 #7

I live in a SoCal district that benefitted from new maps. WarGamer Nov 2022 #11

Foisted into a red district with some republican hack know nothing nobody shitbird. The_Casual_Observer Nov 2022 #8

I was redistricted too. MoonchildCA Nov 2022 #13