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I hate to be a bad news bear, but Think Progress pointed out a possible big concern on the horizon. While we made great inroads on gerrymandering, the Reps are trying to work through the courts a case that outlaws an independent commission drawing districts. This means the indy commissions in AZ, MI, PA (I think?) are dead in the water as well as any other one in the country. The Reps have at least 2 years to gently caress this up and Kennedy was the only reason we avoided it so far. Make me feel better, pls.
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GreyjoyBastard posted:this feels nutso but if you could link the article that'd be cool I'll have to dig it up. To be fair, it was something they mentioned in passing, not the main focus of the article. Kobayashi posted:The government only has the power we permit it to have. A sufficiently organized movement could enact any change you can imagine, at any time. Changing a SC ruling is pretty hard, though.. Stickman posted:Since SCOTUS let PA's court-drawn map stand, I'm pretty skeptical that they shoot down independent commissions. What grounds are they even claiming? Yeah, but they'll be trying it again. The rationale is that the constitution clearly states that only state legislatures can draw maps, so independent commissions violate this principle.
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Nov 8, 2018 02:46
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Do we have a final count of how many Dems will be in the House?
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farraday posted:No, because counting/recounting isn't done, but probably just north of 230. Sanguinia posted:Based on NYT's current stats for unfinished races, D's are looking at +34 or +35. The blue favored races are all at ~+1% or more except for one that's at +0.6. Cool, thanks.
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Nov 8, 2018 03:37
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:FWIW Nate Silver is projecting Sinema to pull it out in AZ. The same Nate Silver who predicted the odds of a Democratic House at 51% and surrendered West Point to the hated British? 
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Dapper_Swindler posted:i think they are seeing if they can get a recount. Isn't that just for the Gov race?
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Nov 8, 2018 04:51
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This might be old news to y'all but I just found out we flipped the state houses in NH, which were pretty comfortably red. But interestingly enough, their federal delegation is 100% blue already :O
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Nov 8, 2018 12:17
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Oh poo poo, just discovered something not good. We may have kicked out Walker but the Reps have comfortable supermajorities in the state houses (some of these numbers are absolutely hideous). Is this going to lock out the Dem governor from any say in redistricting? edit: wait, this means the governor won't be able to do anything PERIOD Mr Interweb fucked around with this message at 12:30 on Nov 8, 2018 |
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Nov 8, 2018 12:27
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Paracaidas posted:The executive branch retains power and responsibility in ways that go beyond signing/vetoing legislation, and the legislature has delegated substantial powers (including what appears to be some insane veto ability) to the Governor. They can, and almost inevitably will, scramble during the lame duck to strip that away like North Carolina did, but Interesting. Apparently, they need 2/3 (not just 60%) to override a veto, which they're literally one vote in one house short of.
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Nov 8, 2018 13:40
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It's happening: https://twitter.com/GeoffMiami/status/1060614754614591488
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Nov 8, 2018 20:36
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Seven Hundred Bee posted:waitwaitwait I agree. This is the hell that a Trump presidency hath wrought.
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Nov 9, 2018 02:17
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Wow, according to the Twitters, we have won 37 seats so far. :O
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Nov 9, 2018 02:20
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Oh god, this would be a helluva week. If this happens, I "may" even forgive Ohio for being lovely all around.
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Nov 9, 2018 02:45
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Ms Adequate posted:Wait what? How do you figure anything that far out? Was just about to ask this. And apparently it's a common belief that we will never get the senate again for some weird reason...
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Nov 9, 2018 04:01
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mcmagic posted:LOL Sinema is gonna win. mods please ban this guy if she doesn't
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Nov 9, 2018 05:41
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You know, in a way, winning AZ and FL would be kind of lovely in a sense because that means we got even closer to taking over the senate but didn't.
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Nov 9, 2018 05:43
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Does anyone know what the numbers are for the FL legislature? The NYT is the only place that seems to have those numbers in handy but I already lost my monthly free article limit (which is stupid cause these pages technically shouldn't count as "articles". loving scum  )
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Nov 9, 2018 10:59
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Z. Autobahn posted:I mean... objectively speaking... allowing rural and urban regions to correctly have their ballots counted is the right thing to do, right? I'm totally cool with fighting dirty at this point. gently caress these people.
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Nov 9, 2018 23:51
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Z. Autobahn posted:Just so I'm understanding right, the position now is pro-voter-disenfranchisement so long as it's THEIR voters? ...yes? 
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VitalSigns posted:Democrats got everything they wanted from that ruling and y'all are melting down because they didn't try "don't count their votes just ours, your honor" on a judge jfc If this is the case, then cool.
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Nov 10, 2018 00:21
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ratbert90 posted:Guys, I think Acosta assaulted the intern. Video proof: This is great. Is it from Kimmel?
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Nov 10, 2018 00:42
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When my man, and personal pick for Republican nominee of 2012, Herman "THE MOTHERLUVIN' CAIN TRAIN" Cain says poo poo's in trouble, you better believe it!
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Nov 10, 2018 01:24
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Are we all forgetting that both Donnelly and McKaskill got lightning-strikes-twice-in-the-same-place level lucky in that they both ran against pro-rape candidates when it was still considered a bad thing in the GOP?
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Nov 10, 2018 02:41
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Okay, this thread suddenly got a lot quieter. What's happening with AZ?
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Nov 10, 2018 03:04
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Groovelord Neato posted:https://twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1061362694194900992 Good, because I've always liked places like Irvine (going to UCI was my first choice back in HS), and it's nice to see Republicans no longer polluting it (at least within congress).
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Fallom posted:"love to bathe in fire retardant chemicals while standing inside my on fire neighborhood" -some loving twitter moron Yeah seriously. I mean, sure cool video and all but that's pretty stupid regardless.
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Nov 11, 2018 01:21
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SourKraut posted:Sinema’s up over 28k! Jebus. I don't want to celebrate too early...but with a lead like that, McSally's pretty much done for, right?
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Nov 11, 2018 01:29
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https://twitter.com/Education4Libs/status/1061287157573320705 24k likes just throwing that out there
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Nov 11, 2018 21:48
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Here's a question: why are we arguing whether Hillary or Bernie should have won? Here's a hot take: it's actually GOOD that they both lost. If either would have won, we would have gotten absolutely nothing done, no SC appointment, AND had been on the receiving end of this recent midterm bloodbath, losing the power of redistricting for another decade. Trump is the best thing to happen to the Democratic party in years. Your Taint posted:As far as I'm concerned, the worst D is better than the best R. This has been my guiding philosophy since 2010.
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Squall posted:Instead, we've gotten a whole lot of bad poo poo done and 2 SC appointments to conservative hacks? I mean, I agree that Democrats probably get slaughtered in 2018 had Clinton won in 2016, but I still don't think I'd slide it as far as "Trump winning was Good." You think McConnell (or any Republican) would have allowed Bernie/Hillary to appoint a single SC judge? Especially after Ted Cruz said he'd be fine holding the seat(s) empty for another four years if a Democrat won?
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Nov 12, 2018 02:41
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mango sentinel posted:Families being ripped apart and child concentration camps sure are a small price to pay for maybe the ability to claw back government tooth and nail from fascists if it's not already too late. This, I will admit is a bit more difficult to defend. 
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Well that's at least one extra state where voting shenanigans will hopefully be kept to a minimum. mcmagic posted:https://twitter.com/kyrstensinema/status/1062160458650550272 Is it too late to switch the vote for McSally?
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Nov 13, 2018 02:52
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goethe.cx posted:newly elected senator from a red-leaning state says some lowest-common-denominator bullshit about bipartisanship and john mccain, this makes her worse than manchin and therefore worse than hitler I would like to state for the record my comments were made in jest.
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Nov 13, 2018 03:07
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https://twitter.com/AlecMacGillis/status/1062182410421301248 As a history major who was able to shoot my way up to the top of the list for potential baristas at my local Starbucks, this cuts close to home. gently caress Scott Walker. Again.
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Nov 13, 2018 04:58
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eke out posted:Another one that was called for the Republican in Orange County flipping - also from what I know about Katie Porter she's an actually-very-good progressive. Wait, I thought we already got all the OC seats?
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Nov 14, 2018 02:48
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eke out posted:the new faces of fascism: Is it just me, or is Fox getting lazier with the fearmongering. I mean, at least with Obamacare they had the courtesy of invoking death panels....
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Kavros posted:California's close races just keep hammering the Republicans and stacking a grisly legislative toll on top of the GOP above where it already was Someone can correct me, but I think with the recent flip, we just passed the 40 seat mark.
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Hey so just to confirm, we should be getting the final results for FL by tomorrow, right?
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Shimrra Jamaane posted:FL had its recount deadline extended to the 20th Argh.
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