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mahatmakanejeeves

(70,442 posts) Thu Apr 30, 2026, 09:35 PM Thursday

What Peak Gerrymandering Could Look Like Now

Reposted by Kevin M. Kruse
https://bsky.app/profile/kevinmkruse.bsky.social

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Stan Oklobdzija
‪@stano.bsky.social‬

You can either have a democracy or a Republican Party, but you can't have both.

What Peak Gerrymandering Could Look Like Now
www.nytimes.com
7:47 PM · Apr 30, 2026

You can either have a democracy or a Republican Party, but you can't have both.
— Stan Oklobdzija (@stano.bsky.social) 2026-04-30T23:47:08.619Z

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What Peak Gerrymandering Could Look Like Now (Original Post) mahatmakanejeeves Thursday OP

I think the psychopaths forget one thing............ Lovie777 Thursday #1

Psychopaths don't care if others are angry or upset. Irish_Dem Thursday #2

Sadly, a couple or more election cycles with the "plausible scenario" map may be what it takes for many Republicans to KPN Thursday #3

remember Skittles Thursday #4

Lovie777

(23,434 posts)

1. I think the psychopaths forget one thing............

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 09:40 PM

Thursday

even their constittients are extremely pissed.

Economy.

Irish_Dem

(82,016 posts)

2. Psychopaths don't care if others are angry or upset.

Reply to Lovie777 (Reply #1)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 09:43 PM

Thursday

KPN

(17,476 posts)

3. Sadly, a couple or more election cycles with the "plausible scenario" map may be what it takes for many Republicans to

Reply to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 10:12 PM

Thursday

vote against their party. And here I was thinking we've hit the bottom or close enough to it. This level of gerrymandering will pretty much assure another 7 or more years of Rs controlling the house and WH.

Heaven forbid.

Skittles

(172,439 posts)

4. remember

Reply to KPN (Reply #3)

Thu Apr 30, 2026, 10:23 PM

Thursday

THERE IS NO ROCK-BOTTOM WITH REPUKES - they will always, ALWAYS find a way to go lower - GUARANTEED

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