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evilweasel posted:You've got two opposite inclinations here. The first is that the point of a district is that it has its own unique interests and needs someone to represent those particular interests. That tugs in favor of 'natural' districts: you'd want to put like people together in a district so that their representative represents those interests. The second is democracy - there's a problem when the elected representatives do not represent the electorate, and you've got a, say, 50-50 state that sends 75% of one side to Congress. This leans in favor of making each district competitive so that you avoid wasted votes as much as possible. Any state could already do pure PR. As far as the federal government is concerned, there's nothing prohibiting PR, and any state could immediately choose to select their representatives through PR without using geographic districts.
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Ardennes posted:Ultimately which is why the Democrats will have an advantage in holding in presidency but the GOP will have an iron hold on the House. But does the country survive limping forward in gridlock for another six years?
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the only time to wear a hat with a suit is in weather
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what's the problem with the jungle primary?
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Joementum posted:Add Rep. Chris Van Hollen to the list of likely Maryland Senate candidates. easily my preferred candidate, as it opens up the seat in the district where I live for me to run 
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MIGF time to put up or shut up and run my campaign to replace him
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Joementum posted:Chris Matthews' wife. I'm like 50/50 on running, no joke
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Joementum posted:"Well, I'm different. I came to Congress when I was 27. You know when I take a vacation I don't sit on the beach, I do active things. *waves arms* And so I'm not going to live in a cave, so when I post an Instagram photo of me and my friends, and it's you know...as Taylor Swift said, 'Haters are gonna hate.' " ~ Aaron Schock, February 5, 2015. technically, she didn't say "are"
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Pohl posted:It wasn't just mileage, the guy was skimming like crazy. Flights, concerts, hotels, etc etc. He probably would have gotten away with it to, but that article about his office came out; people realized he was probably gay, and everything went to hell. Once people started digging, he was sunk. The thing to remember is, he probably could have gotten away with it if he didn't attract attention. Unfortunately for him, he was all about attracting attention. It wasn't the office itself that was the issue, but his staff freaking out about someone wanting to write about his office That raised suspicion
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Riptor posted:My point is she was born in Thailand Ted Cruz clause: her dad was American
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pangstrom posted:Most of the country does I think. i disagree, opiates are awesome for treating chronic pain
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