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A Private Call Reveals Democrats’ Desperation Over Tossing of Map (www.nytimes.com)
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Democrats are struggling to respond to a major redistricting setback in Virginia, with some party leaders discussing an audacious and possibly far-fetched idea for trying to restore a congressional map voided by the court but showing little indication they have a clear plan.

During a private discussion on Saturday that included Democratic House members from Virginia and Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the minority leader, the lawmakers vented anger at their defeat at the Virginia Supreme Court, spoke about a collective determination to flip two or three Republican-held seats under the existing map and discussed a bank-shot proposal to redraw the congressional lines anyway, according to three people who participated in the call and two others who were briefed on it.

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[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Our country had accurate, fair elections for hundreds of years

You’ve been utterly taught wrong.

Fix your biases, reframe your racial and indigenous segregation: your empire remained fascist.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (1 children)

Given the context it should have been obvious I was referring to the fact that we have never had a political party claim millions of votes were fraudulent and refuse to acknowledge the results of a election years later, despite dozens of court decisions. Voter suppression is another subject entirely.

[–] AntiBullyRanger@ani.social 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Then you never had “accurate, fair elections for hundreds of years.”

Don't say inaccurate things.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Learn to comprehend what you read and consider therapy. Save your hostility and demands for someone who gives a shit what you think.