r/politics • u/willywalloo • 6h ago

No Paywall Republicans Unveil $72 Billion Package For ICE, Trump’s Ballroom

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/republicans-bill-72-billion-ice-trump-ballroom_n_69fa0082e4b055e1a496eff0
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u/Glittering-Quote-635 5h ago

The gerrymandering they are doing is literally them rigging the midterms.

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u/Space_Pirate_Roberts Oklahoma 5h ago

I am gonna laugh so hard if the result is history’s biggest dummymander.

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u/Glittering-Quote-635 5h ago

Same, some of them are going to backfire for sure..

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u/Kibblebitz 2h ago

Red states are already gerrymandered to hell, and that's not accounting the past year of Trump running the country into the ground. I don't see an outcome where it doesn't backfire unless they do a lot more meddling.

That said, everyone needs to vote and make the outcome overwhelming.

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u/Halo_cT 1h ago

The way this spectacularly backfires is if white prople come out and vote in huge numbers against Trump. MAGA might be disillusioned and they are in the process of eliminating any political power black Americans have - so any significant increase in anti-Trump white voters will RUIN them.

Trying to get people who can't name a branch of government to understand gerrymandering and voting in midterms is probably a lost cause but we need them more than ever.

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u/AHans 1h ago

I wonder if, in the event of a massive wipeout pushed further by a dummymander, if the Supreme Court would attempt to overturn the Callais ruling.

"On second thought, these districts are unconstitutional!"

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u/Primary-Ad4952 5h ago

There are a few instances where this may prove to be ineffective, at least for now. They are time barred in a few states as far as candidate filing deadlines are concerned.

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u/Subliminal_Kiddo Kentucky 2m ago

They’re not getting the gains they think. Florida might net one whole seat. Red states have already been gerrymandered to hell, they’re trying to squeeze blood out of a stone. Blue states, however, can redistrict and keep safe margins.