Trumps Presidency 2025

[chasfh]

Is this the great part? Is America Great Again yet?

 

Edited 4 hours ago by chasfh

[chasfh]

Never mind this nonsense, what about Trump grabbing Melania's ass! 

 

[gehringer_2]

6 minutes ago, chasfh said:

Never mind this nonsense, what about Trump grabbing Melania's ass! 

 

I'm not sure this analysis is complete. Creating minority districts generally favor the GOP overall because it concentrates higher numbers of Dem voters into fewer winnable districts - IOW exactly what GOP gerrymanders try to do. Spreading out Black votes could actually create more swingable districts. In any case the outcome is going to be more complicated than this byline implies. It will certainly hit minority representation, but that's not the same thing as hurting the Dem party.

Edited 4 hours ago by gehringer_2

[ewsieg]

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/25/us/politics/lafayette-park-fountains-trump-contract.html

Now I understand the Kwame pardon, he must be consulting for the administration.

[romad1]

1 hour ago, gehringer_2 said:

I'm not sure this analysis is complete. Creating minority districts generally favor the GOP overall because it concentrates higher numbers of Dem voters into fewer winnable districts - IOW exactly what GOP gerrymanders try to do. Spreading out Black votes could actually create more swingable districts. In any case the outcome is going to be more complicated than this byline implies. It will certainly hit minority representation, but that's not the same thing as hurting the Dem party.

I think this is true.  The minority districts were positive in that more minority representation in government is good but it did create the negative aspect of less competitive districts.  However, Citizens United and other gerrymandering malfeasance is killing that anyway. 

[Tigerbomb13]

 

 

[romad1]

 

[Tigerbomb13]

 

another indictment coming I’m sure 

[CMRivdogs]

3 hours ago, gehringer_2 said:

I'm not sure this analysis is complete. Creating minority districts generally favor the GOP overall because it concentrates higher numbers of Dem voters into fewer winnable districts - IOW exactly what GOP gerrymanders try to do. Spreading out Black votes could actually create more swingable districts. In any case the outcome is going to be more complicated than this byline implies. It will certainly hit minority representation, but that's not the same thing as hurting the Dem party.

I have completely come around to having Congressional (and statewide) districts with Multiple members. Instead of 13 congressional districts, divide the state into 4 regions, maybe 5 if you give the UP it's own district. One big election, the top two or three vote getters get to go to Washington.

Same with Lansing

[romad1]

6 minutes ago, CMRivdogs said:

I have completely come around to having Congressional (and statewide) districts with Multiple members. Instead of 13 congressional districts, divide the state into 4 regions, maybe 5 if you give the UP it's own district. One big election, the top two or three vote getters get to go to Washington.

Same with Lansing

Its an interesting model to be sure.  

[CMRivdogs]

2 minutes ago, romad1 said:

Its an interesting model to be sure.  

I've tried to model it a few times with A-I Chatgpt  keeps wanting to combine Virginia's Northern Neck with far SW Virginia. That would never work