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California, New York signal they’re
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Posted By: Mercedes44, 8/6/2025 5:33:41 AM

California and New York are signaling they will move forward with plans to redraw congressional lines as Democrats look to counter the Texas GOP. California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said Monday that Democrats are pursuing a plan to put mid-decade redistricting before voters, which could be “triggered” by what happens in Texas. And New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D), appearing alongside Texas Democrats who fled to her state over the proposed maps Monday, embraced exploring “every option” to redraw congressional lines.

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Reply 1 - Posted by: chumley 8/6/2025 6:11:53 AM (No. 1987082)
They already did. Thats why they are communist enclaves. I remember we discussed this in 7th grade civics class. Everyone agreed it is wrong, but its still going on. I guess its not as wrong when its your own side benefitting from it. Thus, the corrupt system continues...
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Reply 2 - Posted by: bpl40 8/6/2025 6:40:10 AM (No. 1987101)
They have already squeezed the states dry with their unprecedented jerrymandering. What's left?
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Reply 3 - Posted by: Strike3 8/6/2025 6:58:32 AM (No. 1987114)
There is no better time for that huge fault to begin sliding under California. Hopefully all of the sane people have moved out by then. New York is dying for financial reasons and Mamdani, if elected, will accelerate the process.
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Reply 4 - Posted by: anniebc 8/6/2025 7:24:03 AM (No. 1987122)
They think we're stupid.
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Reply 5 - Posted by: privateer 8/6/2025 7:29:59 AM (No. 1987125)
If 12th Imamdani is elected, New York will sink beneath the waves...like Atlantis.
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Reply 6 - Posted by: seamusm 8/6/2025 8:00:12 AM (No. 1987149)
Even in my red state I have looked at the Congressional district maps and been dismayed by their ridiculous artificiality. I would much prefer some neutral geographic scheme and let representation fall where it might.
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Reply 7 - Posted by: bighambone 8/6/2025 8:41:19 AM (No. 1987171)
One of the big back stories that has not been told, regarding the redistricting of congressional districts into the Democrat run so-called “sanctuary cities” and States where leftist, progressive, and socialist Democrat candidates are bound to win the future elections in those newly created congressional districts, is the impact of mass uncontrolled illegal immigration will have on future redistricting processes just by the numbers of illegal aliens ensconced in those areas, after they are counted in the next US Census. Remember most illegal aliens these days are poor, generally uneducated, and unskilled people of Third World origin who are very susceptible to leftist, progressive, and socialist Democrat promises of qualifying them for all sorts of Government run public assistance, healthcare, and social security benefits in return for their votes by the millions, whether those votes are legal or not, to give the leftist, progressive, and socialist Democrats a majority and control of Congress in the years ahead. Those are top reasons that the Democrats openly have refused to enforce the immigration laws, and essentially do not want any illegal aliens to be arrested and removed (deported) from the USA now or in the future.
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Reply 8 - Posted by: RuckusTom 8/6/2025 8:43:56 AM (No. 1987174)
Golly. You mean California and New York can be gerrymandered even further in favor of democrats?
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Reply 9 - Posted by: JackBurton 8/6/2025 8:52:47 AM (No. 1987181)
From the article, the first incidence of gerrymandering was in Massachewsets in 1812. You'd think it was invented by Texas the way it's being covered.
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Reply 10 - Posted by: montwoodcliff 8/6/2025 8:56:06 AM (No. 1987185)
Childish response! Then every Red state will do the same thing. Then the Blue states and every state will be a one party state and we can eliminate elections.
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Reply 11 - Posted by: LC Chihuahua 8/6/2025 9:50:59 AM (No. 1987212)
How many seats will New York lose this time. Shortly after WW2, New York had over 40 seats. Now it's less than 30. In the end New York will have only 20 seats, 19 of which will be around NYC, and the final will be for the rest of the state. All will be Democrat.
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Reply 12 - Posted by: Birddog 8/6/2025 10:40:38 AM (No. 1987237)
Texas NEEDS redistricting because of the yuuuuge influx of new "Texans" that have moved there from "Primarily Bliue" states, adding enough population for severl new seats. Just as NY/Illinois/California need redistricting because of LOSING Millions of their population, many moving to Texas, Florida, other RED states, and even MORE Millions being deported or removing them selves back to their native nations. This is the Illinois redistricting map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois#/media/File:2024_Presidential_Election_in_Illinois_by_Congressional_District.svg This is the Illinois by county map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois#/media/File:Illinois_Presidential_Election_Results_2024.svg While THIS is the Illinois by precinct map: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois#/media/File:IL_President_2024.svg
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Reply 13 - Posted by: snowoutlaw 8/6/2025 10:47:45 AM (No. 1987242)
They already changed my Congressman from red to blue, they can't get any more blue blood from a red turnup. Besides the people made it illegal for Cavin to do it.
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Reply 14 - Posted by: earlybird 8/6/2025 10:53:45 AM (No. 1987248)
Maybe CA will do better this time? Last time the Republicans bought into a "bipartisan " redistricting, the Dems did the gerrymandering
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Reply 15 - Posted by: chance_232 8/6/2025 10:54:14 AM (No. 1987250)
The only way that CA and NY can gerrymander more democrat seats is by making current seats more competitive. They may lose seats as a result. GA democrats gerrymandered a new "democrat" district, before they lost all statewide offices and the legislature. Surprise! The new congressional district went republican.
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Reply 16 - Posted by: hershey 8/6/2025 11:32:18 AM (No. 1987288)
Congressional districts should be set by county lines, nothing else...then all this crap would stop. One side does it, then the other side does it, and on and on...
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Reply 17 - Posted by: billa57 8/6/2025 1:36:39 PM (No. 1987331)
They have already jerrymandered it to the max, so they will not be able to gain much more. California is a lost cause. Nothing but corruption and disfunction in their future.
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Reply 18 - Posted by: Proud Texan 8/6/2025 1:51:33 PM (No. 1987338)
If they want to do their own redistricting to fight Texas, this will be a great time for them to give up the congressional seats they stole from Texas and others though "mistakes" on the last census.
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Reply 19 - Posted by: Starboard_side 8/6/2025 6:35:13 PM (No. 1987437)
Believe House districts need to have some sort of contiguity and commonality. CA normally votes 40% Republican for most statewide offices which should mean they should have 40% of the House district seats if we're being fair and want true diverse representation.
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Reply 20 - Posted by: MickTurn 8/6/2025 9:32:54 PM (No. 1987501)
Oh, it's like they weren't doing this before...BS on Steroids!
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Reply 21 - Posted by: mifla 8/7/2025 6:09:20 AM (No. 1987558)
So, if Texas backs down, the blue states will stop gerrymandering? Yeah, right.
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