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QUESTION: How many MORE.. MORE votes will Dems need in 2014 to overcome GOP gerrymandering?
In 2012 1.5 million more Americans voted for dem house seats than republican but because of unmitigated gerrymandering the republicans still control the house.
This LEVEL of gerrymandering has only happened twice in US history both after WWII according to NYT (LINK)
According to same article dems needed a 7% increase in popular vote over the 2010 election to overcome GOP gerrymandering...
I think a bigger fight is controlling the level of gerrymandering that the GOP implements now.
Rural areas should not be over represented in congress like they are and no amount of hatred of Tea Party members by moderates will get the TP members out of office....the house TP members don't have to care what moderates say.
Your take?
tia