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BumRushDaShow

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6. In some cases, it was how their laws were set up
Tue Oct 14, 2025, 09:36 AM
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The GOP is more "authoritarian/top-down" with their governments whereas Democrats are more participatory.

The one other thing to note though, is that because of the GOP nature, they had ALREADY gerrymandered their states (which is partly why they went red so deeply). So trying to tweak that may end up backfiring because there is usually some blue urban/suburban areas that they can't carve up anymore and thus those blues will dilute the reds and actually create some swing districts.

You have states like CT with no (R)s at all and others like MD with 1 (R) seat and they are wondering if it would be worth it. At this point it may have to be.

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