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In reply to the discussion: So I see the League of Women voters of California is telling people to vote no on redistricting. [View all]PSPS
(14,840 posts)5. And (some) people still wonder why democrats have been losing so many registered voters.
From yesterday's NYT: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/democratic-party-voter-registration-crisis.html
The Democratic Party is hemorrhaging voters long before they even go to the polls.
Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections and often by a lot.
That four-year swing toward the Republicans adds up to 4.5 million voters, a deep political hole that could take years for Democrats to climb out from.
Of the 30 states that track voter registration by political party, Democrats lost ground to Republicans in every single one between the 2020 and 2024 elections and often by a lot.
That four-year swing toward the Republicans adds up to 4.5 million voters, a deep political hole that could take years for Democrats to climb out from.
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So I see the League of Women voters of California is telling people to vote no on redistricting. [View all]
lostincalifornia
Aug 21
OP
Good, so am I, and I hope most California voters aren't folled by this nonesense of "fairness". That went out the
lostincalifornia
Aug 21
#2
Didn't Trump tell the League of Woman Voters to shove their debates up their ass?
dem4decades
Aug 21
#3
And (some) people still wonder why democrats have been losing so many registered voters.
PSPS
Aug 21
#5
Amen! I don't know what's gotten into them, but they seriously need to learn from women voters
ancianita
Aug 21
#26
They don't have to be partisan to support democracy, if they don't approve this there won't be
Bev54
Aug 21
#33
Just donated to Newsom redistricting effort - WTF League of Women Voters - WTF???
NoMoreRepugs
Aug 21
#36
The statement in the mailer that the LWV is part of the opposition coalition is false.
Ocelot II
Aug 21
#51
That is weird because an editorial in the Sacramento Bee identified the LWV, plus when I got the flyer this
lostincalifornia
Aug 21
#55