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LaydeeBug

(10,291 posts) Thu Oct 17, 2013, 01:35 AM Oct 2013

I would like to thank Ted Cruz for uniting the Country against the Teabaggers...

No man has ever been able to truly unite both sides, but this man was THAT fucking crazy that they had to stand against him.

Canadian born fucking teabagger. He *united* this country.

And I am gloating until the fucking weekend, so *there*

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I would like to thank Ted Cruz for uniting the Country against the Teabaggers... (Original Post) LaydeeBug Oct 2013 OP

It defies logic, but yah. darkangel218 Oct 2013 #1

Americans can have a seething hatred of baggers and baggers still gain congressional seats because.. uponit7771 Oct 2013 #2

coupled with the fact that most Americans COLGATE4 Oct 2013 #3

No, gerrymandering only works so much jeff47 Oct 2013 #5

Also, the private prison system and prisoners counting as constituents saves a lot LaydeeBug Oct 2013 #6

5% of the vote these days is big no? uponit7771 Oct 2013 #7

Big but not insurmountable. (nt) jeff47 Oct 2013 #8

Let us raise our voices in gratitude... nikto Oct 2013 #4

darkangel218

(13,985 posts)

1. It defies logic, but yah.

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 03:16 AM

Oct 2013

Thank you,, Mr Cruz.

uponit7771

(90,348 posts)

2. Americans can have a seething hatred of baggers and baggers still gain congressional seats because..

Reply to LaydeeBug (Original post)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 03:22 AM

Oct 2013

...of unmitigated gerrymandering

COLGATE4

(14,732 posts)

3. coupled with the fact that most Americans

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 04:00 AM

Oct 2013

(particularly the low information voters) think that every Congresscrittur is an asshole EXCEPT for THEIR Congresscrittur.

jeff47

(26,549 posts)

5. No, gerrymandering only works so much

Reply to uponit7771 (Reply #2)

Thu Oct 17, 2013, 12:37 PM

Oct 2013

Gerrymandering effectively gives one party an extra percentage of the vote. That advantage is not insurmountable, it just means for a Democrat to win they have to get the equivalent of 55% of the vote instead of 50%.