re: MeeMaw FAILING Alabama as Governor (again)

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Republicans from other red states get so confused when republicans in Florida find ways to do things instead of continually making excuses for when their politicians don’t. I know it has to be confusing seeing what the GOP in a red state is supposed to be instead of a bunch of bought and sold chamber of commerce RINOs. It’s also why FL is exploding from a wealth and population standpoint.

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If Florida’s primary were on May 19th like Alabama’s, there is zero chance they could redistrict in time.

If we lose the House by 1 seat she should be barbecued. A relic of the old school weak GOP like Romney and Bush.

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I don't think Alabama having two majority black districts is geographically ridiculous. I don't think you'd have to try hard to honestly divide lines and end up in that situation.

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Oh yes it is because I looked at it.

For the prior map, the DEM district was already the thinnest margin of registered voters among ALL the districts.

That means EACH AND EVERY R district was more heavily loaded R than the one D district was loaded D

That means they had to gerrymander the map even more to scrape together 2 thin D districts.

It was obvious, I could see it, and I did not see one God damned soul in the public arena mention it.

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Oh yes it is because I looked at it.

For the prior map, the DEM district was already the thinnest margin of registered voters among ALL the districts.

That means EACH AND EVERY R district was more heavily loaded R than the one D district was loaded D

That means they had to gerrymander the map even more to scrape together 2 thin D districts.

It was obvious, I could see it, and I did not see one God damned soul in the public arena mention it.

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What do you mean by thin? As in the size of the district's population or the typical party lean?

My point is that the current district lines are more representative of the population breakdown of the state in terms of regions (to a lesser extent but still can squint and see it) and the top-line demographics. Alabama has 26.5% black people, so that means ~2 congressional districts that are black majority isn't that ridiculous. Coming it from another perspective, Alabama's state-level positions usually end up 65-35 (sometimes 60/40) R/D. So the idea that the state would have 2 democrats in their caucus is representative of the overall population mix.

I think the boundaries should be less about what arrives at a number that is beneficial to the national parties but instead ones that represent the actual cultural/regional boundaries of the state. Especially in a smaller state like Alabama, that is pretty easy because you're not trying to divide up dozens of districts. Representation should be representative even if it isn't all your team. These are silly and dangerous games where each side tries to pick their voters and it just undermines the credibility of the system. Eventually we are going to arrive at a point where nobody respects the system and the country unravels.

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A relic of the old school weak GOP like Romney and Bush.

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She’s literally an old Democrat.

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Eventually we are going to arrive at a point where nobody respects the system

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many of us are already there

OK... so says granny-lezzie.

So no it's our turn, those of you who live in this state.

Time to ensure we "ARE in a position to have a special session", by demanding it from your state representatives.

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Is she still requiring people to wear masks?

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While no huge fan of MeeMaw, I’d take a long look at this before saying anything beyond “we’re looking at all options” as an answer to any question about this.

The law of unintended consequences has big nasty teeth. Best to think about things first.

She’s the female version of Foghorn Leghorn; excuse me I mean SC guvnah Henry McMaster.