Texas Republicans unveil congressional map that could gift them five seats

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Bravo to these Democrats! Texas literally redistributed sitting Dems out of their districts. They asked them for their addresses.

The National Dems need a lesson from these feisty Texas leaders. This is how you resist!

Their seats should be vacated. Let normal order punish these people who refuse to let the people's will be done.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bravo to these Democrats! Texas literally redistributed sitting Dems out of their districts. They asked them for their addresses.

The National Dems need a lesson from these feisty Texas leaders. This is how you resist!

Their seats should be vacated. Let normal order punish these people who refuse to let the people's will be done.

The people’s will is to not say on live TV that you are disenfranchising them. Really, you should have higher standards.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Uh oh, seems like the MAGAs are going to get their feelings hurt because Democrats are going to at least make an effort to save the country.

HOW DARE THEY DO BACK TO US A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE DO!

Show me a single instance of democrats rigging districts that would result in 5 new seats. You can’t.

In California, Republicans make up 40% of the electorate. They have far fewer than 40% of Congressional seats, so CA Dems have gerrymandered for way more than 5 seats.

Good point.

Democrats faux outrage is just that: fake.

They claim to be “outraged” by lawful political moves they themselves pioneered, and which they have repeatedly used against Rs.

[Anonymous]

The Democratic party’s gerrymandering is out of control in states like Illinois. Republicans are at a disadvantage because of Democrat gerrymandering. The Texas redistricting will help even the playing field.

The Democrats “saving democracy” message is so stale. They only care about the best interests of their party, and they have made that clear over and over again with their anti-democratic moves (gerrymandering, criminally charging their political opponents, removing Biden and appointing Kamala the nominee, etc.)

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Uh oh, seems like the MAGAs are going to get their feelings hurt because Democrats are going to at least make an effort to save the country.

HOW DARE THEY DO BACK TO US A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE DO!

Show me a single instance of democrats rigging districts that would result in 5 new seats. You can’t.

In California, Republicans make up 40% of the electorate. They have far fewer than 40% of Congressional seats, so CA Dems have gerrymandered for way more than 5 seats.

Good point.

Democrats faux outrage is just that: fake.

They claim to be “outraged” by lawful political moves they themselves pioneered, and which they have repeatedly used against Rs.

I mean

I could take you at face value but every time MAGA opens their mouth, they lie.

So why bother debating with them?

Carry on, California

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Uh oh, seems like the MAGAs are going to get their feelings hurt because Democrats are going to at least make an effort to save the country.

HOW DARE THEY DO BACK TO US A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE DO!

Show me a single instance of democrats rigging districts that would result in 5 new seats. You can’t.

In California, Republicans make up 40% of the electorate. They have far fewer than 40% of Congressional seats, so CA Dems have gerrymandered for way more than 5 seats.

Good point.

Democrats faux outrage is just that: fake.

They claim to be “outraged” by lawful political moves they themselves pioneered, and which they have repeatedly used against Rs.

Well, thru the republicans should stop whining about it if it’s all perfectly legal. The blue states will get more seats, too.

[Anonymous]

This will be the battle of the gerrymander. In districts where they have to cut it real close, i guess we will see whether the approval ratings in the toilet translate into removing this horrible Republican administration from power.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The Democratic party’s gerrymandering is out of control in states like Illinois. Republicans are at a disadvantage because of Democrat gerrymandering. The Texas redistricting will help even the playing field.

The Democrats “saving democracy” message is so stale. They only care about the best interests of their party, and they have made that clear over and over again with their anti-democratic moves (gerrymandering, criminally charging their political opponents, removing Biden and appointing Kamala the nominee, etc.)

You’ve surely heard the expression that reality has a liberal bias, learn it, live it, love it. We are here to fight for America and against whatever it is that maga is doing.

[Anonymous]

I am confused why the Dems leaving Texas to prevent a vote is different than Johnson calling a recess in the house so the Epstein files have a longer time to have Trumps’ name redacted.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Uh oh, seems like the MAGAs are going to get their feelings hurt because Democrats are going to at least make an effort to save the country.

HOW DARE THEY DO BACK TO US A LITTLE BIT OF WHAT WE DO!

Show me a single instance of democrats rigging districts that would result in 5 new seats. You can’t.

In California, Republicans make up 40% of the electorate. They have far fewer than 40% of Congressional seats, so CA Dems have gerrymandered for way more than 5 seats.

Texas Congressional delegation is already severely gerrymandered; much worse than California. Texas is trying to go even worse: https://gerrymander.princeton.edu/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bravo to these Democrats! Texas literally redistributed sitting Dems out of their districts. They asked them for their addresses.

The National Dems need a lesson from these feisty Texas leaders. This is how you resist!

Their seats should be vacated. Let normal order punish these people who refuse to let the people's will be done.

The people’s will is to not say on live TV that you are disenfranchising them. Really, you should have higher standards.

They're not being disenfranchised. They're being given better treatment than Republicans in California get. But you don't care about that.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The Democratic party’s gerrymandering is out of control in states like Illinois. Republicans are at a disadvantage because of Democrat gerrymandering. The Texas redistricting will help even the playing field.

The Democrats “saving democracy” message is so stale. They only care about the best interests of their party, and they have made that clear over and over again with their anti-democratic moves (gerrymandering, criminally charging their political opponents, removing Biden and appointing Kamala the nominee, etc.)

You’ve surely heard the expression that reality has a liberal bias, learn it, live it, love it. We are here to fight for America and against whatever it is that maga is doing.

If that bias were true, LLMs wouldn't need all sorts of guardrails to keep them in line. As AIs show, when you just look where the facts take you, reality has a decidedly far-right bias.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Republicans redistricting hard. When you can't win fairly...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-republicans-unveil-congressional-map-that-could-gift-them-five-seats/ar-AA1JADro?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=7f1c90dc109d475c88285f6d195627e9&ei=10

Republicans have unveiled a new congressional map in Texas that would allow the party to pick up as many as five additional congressional seats, an aggressive maneuver that has already met decisive outcry from Democrats and comes as the GOP tries to stave off losses in next year’s midterm elections.

Republicans already hold 25 of Texas’s 38 congressional seats. But at the urging of Donald Trump, Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, called a special session this month to redraw the state’s congressional districts. After contentious hearings across the state, Republicans unveiled their proposed map on Wednesday.

Had the map been in place for the 2024 election, Trump would have carried 30 of the districts, while Kamala Harris would have carried just eight, according to data from Dave’s Redistricting App, an online tool that allows for analysis of voting districts.

The map unveiled on Wednesday represents the most aggressive effort for Republicans. While analysts said Republicans could target three Democratic seats easily, trying to claim more risked spreading GOP voters too thin.

Um, guys? Don’t we usually redistrict too ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bravo to these Democrats! Texas literally redistributed sitting Dems out of their districts. They asked them for their addresses.

The National Dems need a lesson from these feisty Texas leaders. This is how you resist!

Their seats should be vacated. Let normal order punish these people who refuse to let the people's will be done.

The people’s will is to not say on live TV that you are disenfranchising them. Really, you should have higher standards.

They're not being disenfranchised. They're being given better treatment than Republicans in California get. But you don't care about that.

California % registered Republican: 25%
California 2024 % vote for Trump: 33%
California Congressional delegation - Republican: 17%

Texas % registered Democratic: 46%
Texas 2024 % vote for Harris: 42%
Texas Congressional delegation - Democrats: 31%

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Bravo to these Democrats! Texas literally redistributed sitting Dems out of their districts. They asked them for their addresses.

The National Dems need a lesson from these feisty Texas leaders. This is how you resist!

Their seats should be vacated. Let normal order punish these people who refuse to let the people's will be done.

Are you good with Johnson insisting the on vacation a day early to prevent a vote on the Epstein files? Should Johnson’s seat be vacated?