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Tribetime

(7,003 posts) Fri Dec 5, 2025, 10:08 AM 17 hrs ago

If deep red Tennessee flips 13% wouldn't that suggest

Even a higher percentage nationwide. Could this totally backfire on maga redistricting?

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If deep red Tennessee flips 13% wouldn't that suggest (Original Post) Tribetime 17 hrs ago OP

hope you are right rampartd 17 hrs ago #1

It will backfire! ProudMNDemocrat 17 hrs ago #2

It's hard to make a direct comparison due to being a special election EdmondDantes_ 16 hrs ago #3

rampartd

(3,277 posts)

1. hope you are right

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 10:13 AM

17 hrs ago

basing their new districts on 2024 might result in some interesting developments.

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,449 posts)

2. It will backfire!

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 10:14 AM

17 hrs ago

Voters do not like being told that their Representatives would rather THEY pick their voters, than the other way around. THAT is the message here. Democrats need to pound that as much as they can.

EdmondDantes_

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3. It's hard to make a direct comparison due to being a special election

Reply to Tribetime (Original post)

Fri Dec 5, 2025, 10:43 AM

16 hrs ago

And not on a normal cycle, but yes it's a good sign.

It's hard to really say if other areas might have shifted more though because there's only a subset of people who are able to be shifted. For example if a district is 75% Democratic, I think it would be harder to get to 90% just because some people won't switch parties, or will think that they could vote Green party or something to try to shift the local Overton window as compared to a district that was 60% Republican going to 51% Democratic.

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