"Yes" wins in Virginia --
I share the sentiments of people who felt like they had to vote "yes" and then take a long shower.
It's terrible for democracy to have so few competitive districts in the House but it would be more terrible to have the GOP hang onto the House. And it may be that some of these districts that are gerrymandered turn out to be competitive by accident. At least a couple of Texas's five "new" GOP districts are shaping up to be close races.
As usual, anti-democratic stuff started with Trump.
I wish there were some objective measure that the partisan distribution of voters in district in a multi-district state can't exceed some threshold. I've said it many times before, the Supreme Court had the chance to put the brakes on this in Rucho v. Common Cause in 2019 but passed on it.
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"It's our blood and bones and these whistles and phones against Miller's and Noem's dirty lies."
Complete thread:
- "Yes" wins in Virginia -- -
omahadomer,
2026-04-21, 17:53
- Not so fast my friend. -
Grantland,
2026-04-23, 06:33
- I saw that. That actually looks like a significant problem -
omahadomer,
2026-04-23, 08:08
- Surprised nobody noticed this before now. - NDinVA, 2026-04-23, 15:33
- I saw that. That actually looks like a significant problem -
omahadomer,
2026-04-23, 08:08
- Has the whitewashing begun? -
Mark,
2026-04-22, 17:13
- They are distancing from Trump, but not whitewashing. - Tim, 2026-04-22, 18:25
- It was very close -
NDinVA,
2026-04-22, 15:40
- Yup. During our phone banks, it clearly and intentionally - Joe I, 2026-04-22, 18:18
- I had to ask my wife 3 or 4 times if it was Yes or No -
cdawg,
2026-04-22, 16:41
- Per Chat GPT - NDinVA, 2026-04-22, 17:40
- Your USSC point is an important one that has made me - BillyGoat, 2026-04-22, 09:08
- As a 35 year resident of Virginia, I could not be happier. -
Albie,
2026-04-22, 07:55
- What's the origin or reasoning -
BPH,
2026-04-22, 08:49
- 36 states have term limits for governorships, - Aaron (Shakespeare), 2026-04-22, 09:07
- What's the origin or reasoning -
BPH,
2026-04-22, 08:49
- I wonder how fast this gets to SC
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terribletr,
2026-04-22, 04:32
- The SC let the California Prop 50 vote stand -
Jack,
2026-04-22, 10:32
- Question of whether they followed their own procedural rules
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terribletr,
2026-04-22, 15:11
- The Virginia Supreme Court will resolve that, not SCOTUS
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CK08,
2026-04-22, 17:00
- The Virginia Supreme Court will resolve that, not SCOTUS
- Question of whether they followed their own procedural rules
- The SC let the California Prop 50 vote stand -
Jack,
2026-04-22, 10:32
- designed to expire in 2030 -
Jay,
2026-04-21, 20:18
- Even more than CA Yes on 50, this election was rife -
Joe I,
2026-04-21, 20:37
- I was getting "Vote No" mail pretty much every day -
HCE,
2026-04-22, 04:38
- Yes won overwhelmingly in minority districts - Jack, 2026-04-22, 10:26
- I was getting "Vote No" mail pretty much every day -
HCE,
2026-04-22, 04:38
- Even more than CA Yes on 50, this election was rife -
Joe I,
2026-04-21, 20:37
- Not so fast my friend. -
Grantland,
2026-04-23, 06:33