@DCLongIslander Give me a break. They would’ve redistricted anyways. You’re full of shit.
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Derek
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Louise Lucas really pissed these state legislators off in a way they weren’t before the VA referendum.
Vivian Jones@Vivian_E_Jones
BREAKING: Gov. Bill Lee is calling a special legislative session on May 5 to “formally review the state’s congressional map.”
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@johnfawkes @GovKathyHochul @sam_d_1995 That’d work if they were being ticketed by cops but I’m guessing they’re camera tickets. They can’t prove who was driving so they can’t suspend the license. This is the next best solution.
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@GovKathyHochul @sam_d_1995 16 tickets in a year? Just take away their license and jail them if they keep driving. Not everything needs a creative solution.
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If you’re speeding over and over again, it’s not a mistake. You’re making our streets dangerous.
I’ve got a plan to crack down on super-speeders and make New York City safer.
Let’s get it done.
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@CMGabbett @micah_erfan Maine, New Hampshire and Connecticut all have competitive seats, too.
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@micah_erfan Iowa has competitive seats. Montana too. Utah is about to have a likely Dem seat.
I look forward to your redistricting plans for Alaska, Wyoming, and the Dakotas.
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There are 11 (soon to be 14) Republican states with 0 Democrats in Congress.
Even by your own metric, your party is dramatically worse.
David Burke 🇺🇸@ConservativeTht
Dear Democrats whining about Democracy: please explain to America how, out of 21 Congressional seats representing the 6 New England states, there are ZERO Republican Representatives, even though 40% of the electorate are registered Republicans, 48% in New Hampshire alone?
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@pskpspspss @Acyn It’s not a loophole at the state/city level though. New York City doesn’t get any less tax revenue with PTET versus not having PTET.
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@Acyn now he's actually not even introducing a new tax but preventing ultra rich from taking advantage of a loophole and people will still scream socialism i'm sure lol
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Mamdani: PTET is essentially a loophole that allows high-income earners to reduce their federal tax burden. Who benefits? Millionaires and multimillionaires. More than 95% of PTET credits go to those making more than $1 million a year. More than 80% go to those earning more than $5 million a year.
The PTET, in short, is a tax cut for the rich. We are not calling to eliminate the credit. We are instead asking the state for a modest reduction from 100% to 75%—that change alone will generate nearly $1 billion in additional revenue, revenue we can invest in buses that carry New Yorkers to work, the public schools that educate our children, and the public parks and beaches where we spend our summers.
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@TheMasklessAP @StevenR03750140 @umichvoter Bullshit. They didn’t pass Hochul’s map and were forced to redistrict by the court. NC started the mid cycle districting and TX followed up at Trump’s urging.
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@StevenR03750140 @umichvoter Nope, started with New York which tried to gerrymander
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provisional ballots flipped the referendum vote in Montgomery County (Blacksburg)- home to Virginia Tech
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@seaexplorer561 @StevenR03750140 @umichvoter Citation needed on your claim and and completely untrue of GOP gerrymandered districts.
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@StevenR03750140 @umichvoter That’s not how that works. Districts are supposed to be geographically compact, which GOP districts undeniably are. Democrat districts have to be drawn in a contorted fashion to create a majority. Have you no shame?
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Brandon Johnson seems to be unBrandoning himself
Frank Calabrese@FrankCalabrese
New Suffolk/Tribune favorability numbers show a split 2027 Chicago mayoral field: Alexi Giannoulias: 42% fav / 7% unfav Susana Mendoza: 38 / 11 Brandon Johnson: 34 / 44 Mike Quigley: 21 / 12
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@drh1992 @Phil_Lewis_ And the truth is that even when they are qualified, they'll likely have a lower chance of getting those jobs.
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Jobs within Detroit's city limits are among the highest-paid in the state, but the city's residents are shut out of those jobs, experts said
"The gap between wage levels is very large, and there's no sugar coating that"
detroitnews.com/story/news/loc…
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@benscoalum1 @Phil_Lewis_ Business don’t hire incompetent people. They want to make money. Idiot.
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@drh1992 @Phil_Lewis_ Furthermore, prove that all those with city jobs are "qualified". Nepotism and cronyism and relationships tend to run rampant in many job sectors and can often overshadow "qualifications".
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@drh1992 @Phil_Lewis_ That's really cute, but the question is what policies are being implemented to improve schools and enact training programs and other things to make it such that more are qualified. Simply citing that they aren't qualified doesn't cut it.
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@LadyCie @Phil_Lewis_ Business hire competent people because they want to make money. End of story. Moron.
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@SpecialPuppy1 @davidshor If they have to, they will. We just saw it in Virginia. Maybe they won’t all do it but enough to mostly counteract what republicans do.
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@drh1992 @davidshor We’re assuming that Ds are doing 100% maximal bacon menders in this scenario? Is that realistic?
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Why are educated Republicans so much dumber/less informed on gerrymandering?
Probably tens of thousands of Dems can reason correctly on questions like "Do majority-minority seats make it easier or harder for Dems to take the House?"
On the GOP side, maybe a couple hundred?
LivingLiberally@LiberallyLiving
@mattyglesias Would a national ban of gerrymandering include eliminating majority-minority districts designed to only elect Democrats?
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@BarneyFlames @SpecialPuppy1 @MileHigh124 @davidshor Doesn’t matter. If Republicans go for the max in the south, Dems will in CA, NY, IL and MD. Colorado will repeal its commission.
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@SpecialPuppy1 @MileHigh124 @davidshor Yeah Chicago is already divided among 10 districts, all D maps in CA and IL are impossible without making them so ridiculous they are basically non-contiguous with road/water connectivity.
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@davidshor @SpecialPuppy1 There isn't a single state where Dems are losing seats because of making majority minority seats ? Maybe Maryland ?
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@SpecialPuppy1 @davidshor California (5), Illinois (2), Colorado (2-3), Minnesota (2), Maryland (1) and New York (3-4).
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@davidshor Which states would offset the 6-12 seats lost in the South?
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@seller_tomato @MidnightMonaye @Phil_Lewis_ Transplants inflate their resumes more than long time residents? Citation needed.
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@JenKiggans You’re in the majority party in congress. Ban it or shut the fuck up. Enjoy retirement, loser.
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@Phil_Lewis_ Same thing happening now in Nashville. All of the transplants are getting those jobs now
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@ri47088688 @Phil_Lewis_ Chicago only has it for employees of the city. I don’t know that it would be legal to have a requirement for privately employed individuals. It’d also backfire. The companies would move outside the city and it’d hurt Detroit’s economy.
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@Phil_Lewis_ Residency rules are needed. Sure existing labor force would be grandfathered in, but new employees MUST live in the city to help build the city’s middle class. Chicago is a great example where this has worked well.
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@umichvoter I’d think about it from the other direction. Why was Republican turnout higher? IMO, Republicans in VA had more to be mad about. They were pissed about losing seats in Virginia. Dems anger is more indirect—mad about DOGE and TX gerrymandering. More acute anger = higher turnout.
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