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Election Reform

Jim Lane

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3. I think you're wrong about 2014 vote totals.

Reply to Panich52 (Original post)

Tue Feb 24, 2015, 12:58 AM

Feb 2015

You write, "Democrats collected more votes than Republicans in EACH of the last THREE elections...."

You're right that, in the 2012 House elections, Democratic candidates collected more votes but Republican candidates won more seats. In 2014, however, my recollection is that Republican candidates collected more votes (although their preponderance in the new House was greater than would have been the case without gerrymandering).

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Gerrymandering beats actual votes [View all] Panich52 Feb 2015 OP

Been screaming about this for years. Wellstone ruled Feb 2015 #1

I don't think it's possible to overemphasize the importance of gerrymandering in recent Republican Dark n Stormy Knight Feb 2015 #2

I think you're wrong about 2014 vote totals. Jim Lane Feb 2015 #3

While back I had links to back up 2014 figs but damned if I can find them now. :) Panich52 Feb 2015 #4

My experience, too. :( Jim Lane Feb 2015 #5