re: "The 10 Most Gerrymandered Districts In America"

every gerrymandered district I've ever seen was to benefit a democrat.

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and if that happens the Dems are pretty much wiped out in Louisiana statewide

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You know the fricking governor is a Democrat, right?

Years ago when they gerrymandered all the districts in order to give more black representation, all it did was screw the blacks.

Before, every elected congressman in the state had to cater to or at least listen to the needs or wants of African Americans.

Now they don't.

The only thing they have going for them is Cedric Richmond who does not have to do anything for them, not that he could, and he sits back and draws his check, shakes down contributions and stays elected because he's a brother.

The rest of the delegation focuses on God, guns, and anti-gay, anti-abortion legislation which fits their base.

Blacks should have been careful of what they wished for. Screwed themselves.

Shockingly, when you carve out black districts, you leave white districts.

This is one of those "law of unintended consequences" situations. The democrats carved out all the liberal minority districts, but then got mad that the remaining districts were white and conservative.

They gerrymandered themselves out of power.

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every gerrymandered district I've ever seen was to benefit a democrat.

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Then your history is very shallow. They are decided by whichever part holds power during redrawing typically done after a census.

2000 repulicans held the most power
2010 democrats

So it switches to benefit that party since democrats held power last time it was redrawn.

but if you go back before 2010 they were in favor of republicans. That's why the midterm elections this year matters big time.

But I'm sure you did absolutely zero research on this before you posted because you are a sheep that has your marching orders and talking points all ready decided for you

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LA2 just recently swung into Baton Rouge

Try again

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It's obviously not 100 percent, as all districts are in flux and have changing demographics, etc.

But logically, when you carve out X, you leave behind Y. Otherwise there would be no reason to carve at all. The same holds true in Republican gerrymandered districts, although there are much less of them. You make a district with a bunch of suburban whites, you leave a liberal black district behind.

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The only thing they have going for them is Cedric Richmond who does not have to do anything for them, not that he could, and he sits back and draws his check, shakes down contributions and stays elected because he's a brother.

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This is how you get morons like Shelia Jackson Lee, Maxine Waters, Fredrica Wilson, and Hank Johnson.

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and if that happens the Dems are pretty much wiped out in Louisiana statewide


You know the fricking governor is a Democrat, right?

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you know i said pretty much, right? i didn't say they were all going to be out of office

It's not on the list, but Alabama's 7th Congressional District is pretty strange with the way it reaches up into Birmingham, while the 6th District covers the rest of Jefferson County.

Of course, there are the obvious racial and political reasons that this was done, and I doubt either party would be eager to change it.

Those are fascinating - whatever side you're on (if you're on one).

Gentrification will further impact those weird lines going forward.

We need to go to grids --> top left to bottom right, you know the same way that we read...and quit categorizing people like this. Maybe then, they can campaign/vote on issues and principles instead of demographics.