• BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.cafe
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    2 days ago

    But it doesn’t weaken only one side. They may have gotten rid of ONE Democratic district, but they severely WEAKENED THREE Republican districts. That’s the kind of thing that can backfire badly in a bloodbath election.

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      17 hours ago

      I know red politicians in Texas are sweating because of their gerrymander. They used 2024 voting data including the insane upswing of Latinos who voted for him for whatever reason… Now new polling shows those aren’t guaranteed votes anymore, they might even vote blue.

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        14 hours ago

        Always remember this axiom about MAGA: They are profoundly ignorant, virtuosically incompetent, and fuck up EVERYTHING they touch. This will be no exception.