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Originally Posted by wittynickname
While I agree in large part that the Democratic party has a ton of issues, I just want to point one thing out. Gerrymandering also has a very significant role in Democrats getting killed at the state level. For example, in 2018 in states like PA, MI, and NC, despite garnering more than 50% of the votes for state races--Democrats lost seats at that level. Republicans lost the popular vote but due to gerrymandering, they retained/gained control of the state legislature.
For example, my home state of PA:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/busin...ote-won-house/
So yes the Democratic party 100% has plenty of things to work on, the fact of the matter is, there are a number of their losses that happen because the GOP is essentially given a lead before the game even begins. We're so worried about the vocal minority in this country that we give them an absurd, unfair advantage. |
The problem is the Dem's don't do the things they need to do to stop the Gerrymandering, they dont put the work in at the state level that the GOP realized about 20 years ago was crucial, I actually think the Dem's could win most of the south if they put in the work at state level crafting a message to appeal to the dirt poor black and white that make up the population but you need a local organization, well you need two really one black and one white