Chris Fistonich
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This is a no go
Although the U.S. Constitution is a bit vague on life-terms for SCOTUS justices, it’s been historically interpreted as for life
The only solution Dems can do is to expand the court as Congress has done many times in its past
Political Polls@PpollingNumbers
🔵 Sen. Cory Booker on NBC: “The Supreme Court desperately needs reform. It is a corrupt court.” Booker pointed to term limits as outrage over the Callais decisions grows.
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The incumbent Senator in this district was the only member to vote against a bill banning child marriage.
Should I run against him as a write-in candidate and get placed on to the general election ballot?
Centrist Reform Alliance Youth Party Chair@corncobanalysis
Fun fact: if you are a write-in candidate and get at least 1% of the vote and finish as the runner-up in the top-two WA primary, you get to make the ballot. So, if anyone wants to run as a write-in candidate for Washington's 6th Senate District, you should try to do it!
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i know this doesnt exactly matter anymore but its pretty easy to make a fairly clean 15-2 IL if youre fine with not every seat being fully safe and one being an uphill battle (2024 data)
1: R+1.4
4: D+3.3
5: D+3.7
6: D+7.6
13: D+7.8
all the rest above harris+10
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@DiehardOsfan55 Achunky red rural northwest blob vs. sprawling blue south/metro? Straight cartoon gerrymandering — poor compactness, ignores population balance and real communities.
Minnesota’s actual court-drawn map earned an “A” for fairness. This is meme-tier partisan fantas
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@ZFlawles1s Considering ourrevolution is political poison, yeah, looks over
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i desperately hope this race isnt over but mannn i dont have high hopes
Our Revolution@OurRevolution
This is a brand new seat — and a rare opportunity to elect a true progressive to Congress. Our Revolution is proud to endorse Nate Blouin in Utah's 1st District, where Bernie Sanders won handily. Nate is a public servant and environmental leader fighting to lower costs, build public housing, win Medicare for All, and build an economy that works for working people — not special interests. @NateForUtah His opponent has voted against abortion rights, the PRO Act, and raising the minimum wage. Ballots drop June 2. Let's elect bold leadership and expand the map.
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@ECaliberSeven 2014 very likely defined the country's next 50 years, and it's all because no one bothered to turn out.
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Can’t believe this needs to be said on ET, but periodic reminder that it is your civic duty to VOTE.
As long as you do, even if the election doesn’t go your way, at least you’ve voiced your dissent.
If you don’t, you forfeit your right to complain or critique the results.
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@DjsokeSpeaking Why can't they just use this referendum for 2028
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@davidslosttt Why can't they just use the last passed amendment for 2028
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@AustinHoney30 Blue state only commissions were the dumbest idea nationwide
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I’m not mad VA SC overturned the map, it was extremely rushed and bent the law.
I’m mad that we have to play by the rules while the GOP doesn’t. There’s no way the FL SC overturns the FL gerrymander despite the 2010 Amendment.
It’s not a fair playing field and it never will be
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@madmanmammy @KnowingBetterYT What the fuck are you talking about
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@KnowingBetterYT You voted for this. Your local dems stood by and padded their pockets instead of fighting while our local republicanism won seats.
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They aren't even attempting to justify it to the public.
No press conferences talking about how necessary this is to ensure fairness or even that Trump needs them to do it. No deliberations.
They're just drawing these in silence because they know we know the real reason.
Austin MacNamara@gremloe
Allowing the confederates and their lineage to survive was a mistake
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@micah_erfan What do you mean "desantis has conceded"
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DeSantis has conceded that his gerrymander violates the Florida Constitution's Fair Districting Amendment.
Now he is arguing that the Amendment itself should be struck down as unconstitutional.
The issue? The Supreme Court just praised the Amendment in Rucho v. Common Cause.
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@ccccccccccccdfx @PollTracker2024 It won’t, but technically it could!
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Action News 5: Tennessee State Representative Antonio Parkinson (D) is calling for Memphis to secede from Tennessee following redistricting.
actionnews5.com/2026/05/07/law…
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Fellas, James Talarico had been the nominee for two months. Why are we asking voters about a Generic Democrat?
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@bdquinn @SethAbrams1 I don't understand this when several dark red states voted to support abortion rights
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@SethAbrams1 Trust is a big hurdle, of course. Part of why things fell apart for them in 2010 was that collapse in trust.
As far as issues, being conservative on guns is an easy one. With the Court being how it is, nothing is happening on gun control anyway. More moderate on abortion, too.
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Democrats desperately need a larger conservative wing of the party to be relevant in a broad swath of states. Being a purely progressive party is only going to get you so much of the map.
Gold Bar Bob@SenGoldBars
A topic that has to be discussed by Democrats is how they just simply don't win enough states. Like take 2024.... Democrats had a (mostly) baked in 19 states, Republicans had 24. Democrats control 18/50 state legislatures... Republicans control 28/50.
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@ettingermentum No I mean, what's a counterexample in any state
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@ccccccccccccdfx There can’t be a counterexample. It’s an impossible exercise. That’s what makes the map legal in the eyes of the court.
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It’s not really a question, SCOTUS said that partisan gerrymandering interests take priority over racial representation. The “test” for illegal racial bias will be if TN avoided drawing a black district in their quest for a 9-0 map. That obviously wasn’t possible so it’s legal
Dj@DjsokeSpeaking
ik a lot of people have said this already, but the new TN map will give an answer on if the VRA is completely dead or not Even in a reduced VRA, the Memphis CD should be protected Its compact & contained and you have to go out of your way to split Shelby three ways like this
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I take back what I said, this isn’t a gambling credit card. It’s worse.
It’s a debit card where Tuyo has SOLE DISCRETION over the purchases that are “pay maybe” aka free for the user.
Zero odds. Zero stats. Slot machines are more predictable. This one’s going to result in a whole lot of overdraft fees for Tuyo because inevitably people will get addicted and spend more than they should “because this one might be free!”
Def a way to build smart spending habits!
Tuyo@itstuyo
We created a card that sometimes doesn't charge you. Buy Now, Pay Maybe.
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