Happily, there were 108 women elected. Two First Nations women, one being openly homosexual. Two females who are of the Muslim faith. This is progress. It is the angry white male Americans I fear. Then, the people who fear those who are different, who live in poverty, or in war-torn countries.
Here it is, Americans are going to the polls today to determine the control of Congress. It's a system, different than Canada. I wanted to understand this topic, as the TV ads are driving us all nuts! Will they stop for a bit?
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Trudeau, at Council on Foreign Relations panel with Freeland in New York, mentioned that Canada's independent boundary-setting system produces "reasonable-looking electoral districts and not some of the zigzags that you guys have."
— Daniel Dale (@ddale8) September 25, 2018
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| Michigan in gerrymandered The bluntest weapons used in gerrymandering are known as “packing” and “cracking.” They’re used by the majority party in the state legislature, which is responsible for creating new district maps every 10 years, to ensure they get a larger majority of seats than overall vote totals would indicate. Regarding economics...What amazes me, is the choices people make in believing what they see and hear in the media.    "We don't seek the truth; we seek the evidence that we are right." |
Both the Canadian and American media are trying to put out data, which some voters simply ignore. MAGA proponents believe that Trump could influence the economy.
Obama and Trump's influence were simply a part of the world economic picture from the 2008 economic crisis.
Interference, illegal, unethical manipulation is undemocratic
Over 10% of Georgia voters were secretly purged from the rolls — and they weren’t given any notice. The person behind the purge? The Republican candidate for Governor @BrianKempGA. He should drop out. pic.twitter.com/ZEVUOfSSBp— Scott Dworkin (@funder) October 10, 2018
There is only 1 polling place for 27,000 people in Dodge City, KS, which is 60% Hispanic, & it's being moved outside of town, 1 mile from nearest bus stop. Now election officials sent mail to new voters listing wrong polling place https://t.co/tceKxiI2rD— Ari Berman (@AriBerman) October 25, 2018
Ballot box access will be more difficult in Dodge City, Kansas, where Hispanics make up 60% of the 27,000 residents.— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) October 19, 2018
The city has only one polling site. Officials moved it this year outside city limits to a facility more than a mile from a bus stop. https://t.co/VupJTt6iyh
.@GOP can't win without cheating. Big-time cheating. #CorruptGOP #VoteThemOutNov6th #uspoli #USPolitics pic.twitter.com/hPakGb0Ymg— Dianne Singer (@DianneSinger) October 13, 2018
Anthony Kennedy's retirement from the Supreme Court makes an end to gerrymandering less likely https://t.co/W4bSdHQX1M— The Economist (@TheEconomist) October 12, 2018
America's electoral system gives the Republicans advantages over democrats
"Adapting policies to appeal to an ever-shrinking share of the population."
America’s various disproportional representations are the result of winner-takes-all voting and a two-party system where party allegiance and geography have become surprisingly highly correlated.
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"The Gerry-mander" first appeared in this cartoon-map in the Boston Gazette, 26 March 1812. |
My husband, an avid politico, pointed this one out to me. Senators....
The other issue is that Rhode Island, for example, has two senators, despite its smaller size. New York, nearly 20 times the population, has two senators, as well. It's not a balanced representation., two senators per state.
"This odious arithmetic required the creation of an electoral college for the presidency, since it divorced the power of a state’s votes from the number of people actually casting them."
Once again, Ohio's gerrymandered congressional map delivered its intended results: a 12-4 district advantage to the GOP no matter how voters actually voted.— ACLU 🗳 (@ACLU) November 7, 2018
Here is how we're working in court to replace the map:https://t.co/TGqIKXYvL6
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It boggles the mind how undemocratic the US is. Elections are interfered with as much as possible, and they actually discourage voting when it suits them.
I am embarrassed and sickened by the current political situation in my country. If we ever did, we are certainly no longer leading the way on democracy.
I see you take elections quite seriously. I vote to do my "civic duty". I have no expectations as I'm past the age of naivite. I know I'm voting for one form of corruption to get rid of another form of corruption.
Wonderful post. You can see, when it is in black and white, how rigged and raciest the system of government in the United States is. But, I am afraid that it is about to get even worse (fi that is even possible.)
It's a big day!
It's a big day!
Thank you for showing the changes we need to make to reclaim the USA for the good side!
The dirty tricks on the part of the GOP have been going on for a long time, but seem particularly pressing now. That item about Dodge City is dismaying, to say the least.
And in the long run, the GOP is ultimately destroying itself. And they don't see it.
You wonder how things can be so screwed up and nobody is held responsible. Good post.
Gerrymandering was also used when I was growing up to keep certain schools all white. Each year rather than allowing integration, the boundaries of the high school were changed as families of colour moved. My high school was finally integrated using busing rather than allow it to happen naturally based on where people chose to live. It wasn't well received that way by some students and parents.
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