2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: It was a mistake to abandon the 50 state strategy [View all]alarimer
(17,146 posts)We have got to change the maps. We cannot have more people voting for Democrats, yet winning fewer seats. That's messed up.
So, in the short term, it doesn't matter if the Dems are Blue Dogs. Win with them on the state level, redistrict to a fairer map, then we can talk about more progressive candidates.
I think redistricting has to be non-partisan and based SOLELY on population numbers. Not demographics, not party affiliation. Districts equal in population (and none of those weirdly shaped ones). If more House races were competitive, instead of "safe" for each party, we would stand a better chance at control of the House. I would prefer that it never be safe for either party, rather than one having control because they have made the rules regarding redistricting in an unfair way.
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