A different America: how Republicans hold near total control in 23 US states

[turbinetree]

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In those states, Republicans hold the governorship and the legislature, giving them the power to take aim at abortion access, trans rights, voting and gun safety

Democrats across the US cheered last month, as Texas legislators staged a walkout from the statehouse to block the passage of a Republican bill that would enact a number of restrictions on voting access.

But the victory seemed short-lived, as the state’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, quickly announced he planned to call a special session to get the legislation passed.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021/jun/15/republicans-control-us-states-democrats

And as I was reading this article, I thought what would happen if the fascists' got another 15 states, and held a Constitutional Convention........they are really close...

https://ballotpedia.org/Partisan_composition_of_state_legislatures

[CrispyQ]

1. I don't think they'll get 15 more states,

even though I think our side dropped the ball at the state level. IMO, our side has always been more focused on federal elections than local, & now we have all sorts of undemocratic election bullshit to overcome, but I don't see them getting control of 15 more states. Hopefully both dem leadership & dem voters realize just how important local politics is. You can't just focus on the federal elections. You can't show up to vote once every 4 years, you have to vote every election.

[roamer65]

2. The problem is migration to urban areas.

Within next couple of decades, 70 percent of our population will be in the urban areas.

As the more rural states depopulate, most of what is left is deplorable, fascist ilk. It’s going to hard to break states like AR, SD, ND, WY, etc, etc away from it.

That is why you see human excrement like Tom Cotton in the Senate and why the Senate is going to become a true impediment to real democracy.

[moose65]

3. There are small blue states too

Vermont
Rhode Island
Hawaii
Delaware
Maine
New Hampshire (swingy)

But I get what you're saying.

[roamer65]

5. I think we are in desperate need of Senate reform.

States that have only 3EVs should NOT have 2 senators, just for starters.

If your state only has one representative, you get only 1 senator.

[StarfishSaver]

4. One of the results of the insistence on "holding Obama's feet to the fire"

by sitting out or voting third party in 2010 and 2014.