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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’ve not read the entire 48 pages of this thread, so apologies if this point has been made, but it is the accumulation of small, incremental obstacles to vote that are the problem.  It is the cumulative effect of closing polling locations, shortening hours, not allowing mail in/absentee voting, requiring IDs etc.  Any of these by itself may be reasonable, but *certain* states use them in aggregate + gerrymandering to favor one party disproportionately.  Mostly GOP states, but MD is a notoriously gerrymandered Dem state.[/quote]

One of the provisions in the voting bill would have fixed the notoriously gerrymandered MD - but Republicans rejected it.  They also rejected provisions that would require more transparency around dark money spending.  There were a ton of popular, common sense provisions in the voting bill that would have improved elections, improved fairness, and improved democracy.  Republicans are anti-fairness, anti-transparency, and anti-democracy.  As are Manchin and Sinema.  It's inexcusable.[/quote]

Democrats support ending gerrymandering. But there is no reason to cease the practice when the GOP takes it to extremes. As it is, the left is losing three or four seats because blue states use commissions rather than partisan legislators to draw lines.[/quote]

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