How Southern Republicans Aim to Make White Democrats Extinct

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I have to wonder if Ms. Abrams would be protesting so loudly if the shoe was on the other foot, and it was the Dems drawing the lines. After all, one has to simply look at "vote for it and find out what's in this bill" Pelosi and Reid and how (/sarcasm on) civily they acted as they rammed TARP and Obamacare down Repubs throats since they had the majority. (/sarcasm off).
Ms. Abrams is correct though. Whatever party is in power has done their best to help their party when it is re-districting time. But again, I have to wonder if she would even both writing this article, if the Dems were in power. Reading this article, and I believe the lady "doth protest too much".

T Volm of VA 1:29PM October 11, 2011

Ah, but Rich, the appearance of it is all that the Voting Rights Act requires...

Holgar of SC 3:26PM October 08, 2011

"themselves the target of racial gerrymandering"
Racial gerrymandering is illegal; take it up with the SCOTUS if you believe that is what is happening. Political gerrymandering, however, IS legal. It may be that since on average, 90% of African Americans vote Democrat, that it simply has the appearance of racial gerrymandering. There may be a difficult burden of proof.

Rich of CO 2:53AM September 24, 2011

Chase of IA _ Says "Republicans know that there are fewer and fewer people voting for them. When voter turnout is low as it was in 2010, Republicans win. When voter turnout is high as it was in 2008, Democrats win"
obama now does not have the polls he had in 2008. Is obama's fault now.
Re-enter the real world Chase. obama setting records with bad polls. Wins worse Preside award. Worse than Jimmy Carter. Yes, worse than Jimmy Carter. obama keeps going down, down, down.
Already they are fitting obama for a rocking chair to be delivered come 2012...

Bill Hedges of MO 10:36AM September 20, 2011

Republicans know that there are fewer and fewer people voting for them. When voter turnout is low as it was in 2010, Republicans win. When voter turnout is high as it was in 2008, Democrats win. There are more registered Democrats than Republicans.
What do you expect when you have a bunch of people like Republicans who only protect the interests of the wealth, refuse to work with Obama to create jobs, and aim to cut popular programs like Social Security and Medicare.

Chase of IA 4:45AM September 20, 2011

One citizen one vote, Its time to eliminate the electoral college.

Ken of PA 3:24PM September 19, 2011

Haberdashery of ID. has a very strong point...
In California, the Dems control the state assembly AND the governor's office and they pass ludacrist laws such as the "Circumcision Bill":
http://judaism.about.com/b/2011/08/26/california-senate-committee-approves-circumcision-bill.htm
...and, better yet, the mandate to identify "Gays and Lesbiens" in Public School Social Studies classes:
http://articles.latimes.com/2011/jul/15/local/la-me-legislature-20110715
It is without wonder, why the Democrat numbers are rapidly diminishing
....their moral premises remain highly questionable!!!

Havahavanna of CA 10:44AM September 19, 2011

"....This will give Republicans a constitutional majority in the state of Georgia; in other words, they will be able to pass any piece of legislation without opposition."
After your entire blog is boiled down, the outstanding question remains..... "Why in the world do you think there are more Republicans than Democrats these days, Stacey Abrams???"

Haberdashery of ID 10:27AM September 19, 2011