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Running away to Illinois to escape gerrymandering is like fleeing to Chicago to escape political corruption, but that’s what a bunch of Texas Dems did, breaking quorum to avoid a new congressional map less favorable to Democrats.
Illinois billionaire governor J.B. Pritzker, who appears to be nursing presidential ambitions somewhere in his belly, is milking the publicity stunts for all it’s worth.
Opposing gerrymandering is a noble quest, but if Texas Dems really oppose it, they’ll have plenty of chances to do it in their new state.
Here’s an Illinois congressional district.
There is absolutely no excuse for a congressional district that looks like this unless the mapper were extremely drunk.
Here’s the backstory behind this beautiful example of Illinois’s finest gerrymandering.
Seabrook: Perhaps the most egregious Democratic-drawn gerrymander on the current congressional map is in Illinois. The worst example is the 13th district, which connects disparate pockets of Democratic voters in Champaign, Urbana, Decatur, Springfield and East St. Louis. The district splits six counties, as well as multiple townships, cities and even precincts, contributing to a 14-3 Democratic edge in the state overall.
Gaber: This noncompact, narrow district is drawn to connect the Democratic suburbs of St. Louis, Springfield and the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign to create an unusually shaped Democratic district.
Shoucair: Illinois is the most aggressive Democratic gerrymander in the country, reducing five Republican seats to three. It did so by drawing districts such that a large number of Republican votes are “wasted,” either in districts that are already overwhelmingly Republican or in districts where they are vastly outnumbered by Democratic votes.
As I noted in my upcoming article, “In Illinois, where Trump won 43% of the vote, there are 14 Democrats and only 3 Republicans for 82% control by the ruling party.”
“Even if Texas were to go ahead with its plan, it would be at 78% Republican control.”
Texas Dems fleebagging it to the one of the most corrupt and gerrymandered states in the country, don’t oppose gerrymandering, they’re firmly in favor of it unless it turns against them.
Chicago their always electing Democrats in the Windy City of Liberal Windheads
This is what the Dems mean by “our democracy.”
Hopefully, these self-entitled pricks will have their seats vacated.
This crybaby bullshit has long gotten stale since it was 1st celebrated in boring SNL skits. These drama-queens pull these stunts to the celebration of the press & Hollywood, and it’s way past time they reap genuine consequences.
In times past, Governors like Bush would never even consider hardball with Democrats. (His preference was to be civil & “Reach across the aisle”. His ire is saved for MAGA & Border patrol agents.)
One thing President Trump brought to the field was a refreshing decision to fight Democrats & their surrogates in the press, rather than kiss their asses.
Abbott vacating these Democrat’s seats would drain the fun out of their paid vacation. Take their seats and the crash their party for once.
Yes, Abbott has the authority to vacate their seats but he won’t do it because he’s a squish. He’s all bark and no bite because he’s a RINO.
The Yippees meet Mayor Daley …
The above is an example of using song to set the radicals to fighting the gradualists.
Divide and conquer..
I don’t remember a time when I was unaware of Gerrymandering in California. Gerrymandering was going on from the earliest days when I started studying politics.
Yes, look at those coastal voter districts. Obvious gerrymandering.
I helped stop one case. They tried to split my city in half, one half linked with Berkeley, the other half linked with a more conservative area. It was such a stupid split.
I think it was in the 2006 midterms that the Dems in californication ran on “protect the gerrymander”.
As a foreigner I was absolutely astounded that they would be so blatant and upfront about it, but there is was in black and white.
I am so tired of ‘democrats’ and their consistent criminality
I am so tired of the democrats consistent criminality.
The Texas government has the ability to expel any “representative” who refuses to vote on bills. It needs to expert that rule.
Chicago and Illinois have ALWAYS BEEN THE SOURCE OF DEMOCRAT CHEATING- started decades ago with all the dead voting for Democrats- than the inner cities became so dangerous- that poll watchers disappeared- then all the Dems had to do was wait for the “down state” vote to come in- and magically- they would find bags of new votes in liquor warehouses at three in the morning ( JFK election) the rest of the states now copy all these corrupt voting practices- maybe MAGA CAN STOP THIS NONSENSE ONCE AN FOR ALL
Yeah, JFK actually lost the 1960 election, it was only cheating in Chicago that gave him the win. That led to LBJ’s stupid war in Vietnam and countless other problems.