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raccoon

(31,111 posts) Sat Apr 15, 2017, 07:13 AM Apr 2017

~~poor and minority voter suppression~~ voter ID laws.

I guess there's no way we could get an exact number, but I'd say it's a lot.

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I wonder how many Republicans are in office due to gerrymandering and (Original Post) raccoon Apr 2017 OP

Good question ck4829 Apr 2017 #1

John Oliver discussed the gerrymandering issue on his show Rhiannon12866 Apr 2017 #2

And conservative radio and Fox news sharedvalues Apr 2017 #3

(35,077 posts)

1. Good question

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 07:23 AM

Apr 2017

(205,552 posts)

2. John Oliver discussed the gerrymandering issue on his show

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 07:37 AM

Apr 2017

Here's the video and follow up:

The Most Important Thing John Oliver Said About Gerrymandering, and the Solution He Failed to Mention
Here's what you need to know about "fair representation voting."

http://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/most-important-thing-john-oliver-said-about-gerrymandering-and-solution-he-failed

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3. And conservative radio and Fox news

Sat Apr 15, 2017, 07:46 AM

Apr 2017