Rossi concedes Wa. senate race

[nixon]

This is a marked departure from, if not a direct contradiction of, your original post in this thread.

But, it doesn't count for some !That's what Libs do !

 

[joec]

This is a marked departure from, if not a direct contradiction of, your original post in this thread.

Here is the exact quote of what I said.

You guys do realize that it has nothing to do with square miles it has to do with the concentration of the population don't you? This is why some states get more electoral votes than others.

Now please point out how that is a contradiction of what I just stated. It is simplistic yes but then I forgot you guys insist on everything spelled out for you. My second statement is what it is all about Gerrymandering is based on population not square miles. So if you live in a liberal tilted state the year after the census you might get pretty much nullified if a conservative but it is a two way street.

 

[nixon]

Here is the exact quote of what I said.

Now please point out how that is a contradiction of what I just stated. It is simplistic yes but then I forgot you guys insist on everything spelled out for you. My second statement is what it is all about Gerrymandering is based on population not square miles. So if you live in a liberal tilted state the year after the census you might get pretty much nullified if a conservative but it is a two way street.

If You're saying that Your statements are pretty much nullified , I agree .
In fact the recent election backs up My opinion . But, please carry on ,,it's funny .

 

[jpr62902]

First, you said that it has to do with more concentration of population:

You guys do realize that it has nothing to do with square miles it has to do with the concentration of the population don't you? This is why some states get more electoral votes than others.

Then you said:

What I was attempting to point out is each state after the last census sets up the voting districts. Now if so inclined the governor or state legislature based on the census can set up these districts based on population pretty much as they see fit. They don't follow natural geographic lines but can be miles apart even divided in to multiple parts to represent a given district as long as the population can be equalized. So the problem I see is the way the state is redistricted, basically to cut out the rural areas. Now Texas is a great example of how to district to give power to one party or the other. It comes down to which party controls the state the year after the last census. I lived in Miami most of my early life which had the largest population in Florida however northern Florida with the least amount of people ran the state due to the way the state was divided up every 10 years. Hence South Florida has toll roads while none exist past Orlando. This is just an example. I now live in Lexington which has little power though the second largest city in the state, in states politics either. Kentucky is mostly controlled by every thing other than Lexington.

The inference being that population doesn't matter.

 

[joec]

Because of the way the state was redistricted. It was broken up so large groups of one party or the other could gain control of the states politics. In other words republicans where in power and redistricted the state to give them a power edge. The same was done in Texas by republicans. Now Washington state was controlled by democrats and they did the same thing. This is true of every state. It is based on population however they can take a place that is mostly made up of people of one political thinking and mix them in with groups that think the opposite and depending on which group has the power at the moment they can dilute the other pretty much out of power. The only requirement seems to be the number of people per district. Pick a state, any state and look at the way the districts geographically lay out. It would appear to have no rhyme or reason until you look at voting histories of these areas. Then perhaps you can see what I'm talking about. Now I will say this again it is done by both parties based on the governor of that state politics.

 

[RedRocker]

AND IN THE GOVERNORS RACES

The Connecticut race just gets more interesting. An entire bag of ballots was found today, uncounted. The GOP has asked the police to put the bag into evidence and keep it guarded until an election official can take official possession of the bag.

I'm shocked!!