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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I guess all red-leaning states will change their districts to be 90% red, just like Virginia did for the Democrats. Interesting idea, I could imagine those on the negative side will move to another state, maybe it will balance things out.[/quote]

Maybe you missed this, but that already happened in red-leaning states. [/quote]

Aren't the most gerrymandered states Dem states? Illinois for example. MA and MD are also heavily gerrymandered. California was already pretty gerrymandered. I'm sure there's differences on what constitutes "most" gerrymandered based on ratio of statewide vote to seats to how seats are drawn that don't reflect geographic voting patterns (like Illinois, with long spikes outward from Chicago). Nonetheless, the Democrats do not have a pretty history themselves when it comes to gerrymandering. And it's worth noting that Trump asked a bunch of GOP states to gerrymander, and most said no. They refused. Virginia didn't have to do this either.

The outcome of this is that VA politics is likely going to become incredibly poisoned going forward, and I mean internal state politics. And that's not a good thing for the state given the relative narrowness of the referendum outcome. Virginia is not a deep blue state that can get away with carving out one or two more safe seats. [/quote]

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