North Carolina
Related: About this forumGOP Sen Alexander walks into redistricting room and discovers his district has been made competitive
Dave Weigel RetweetedThis is incredible:
1. North Carolina GOP Sen. Alexander walks into the redistricting room and discovers that his district has been made competitive.
2. He quietly slices up the district to cut out Democratic voters.
3. He gets caught.
4. He announces his retirement.
Link to tweet
WhiteTara
(29,699 posts)We just need a few more and the Senate is ours too.
sdfernando
(4,929 posts)Gerrymandering doesnt affect them. Is this a state office not federal?
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,359 posts)mtngirl47
(988 posts)Did he announce his retirement because his district is now competitive? OR
Did he announce his retirement because he got caught and feels bad about it?
Oh wait---he's a Republican, he doesn't feel bad at ALL! He just doesn't want to lose.
snowybirdie
(5,221 posts)is the Senator from Tennessee. 1. Nothing to do with NC redistricting problems. And 2, He is Senator for all of Tennessee. Districts mean nothing to him personally. But you did get he's retiring right. Google it!
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)I think the tweet is about this guy. https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/392
snowybirdie
(5,221 posts)Can't read minds. Wish folks would be clear.
mahatmakanejeeves
(57,359 posts)Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)Shrike47
(6,913 posts)Buzz cook
(2,471 posts)It is obvious from the post that this is an NC state office.
Glad the guy got caught. Just wish there was jail time involved.
trueblue2007
(17,202 posts)Historic NY
(37,449 posts)IronLionZion
(45,403 posts)State legislators draw their own district lines in most states so there is ample opportunity for gerrymandering. Politicians choose their voters. It should be voters choose their politicians. Some states do it by independent commission.
https://ballotpedia.org/State-by-state_redistricting_procedures#State_legislative_districts
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)I thought the context was pretty clear that it had to be a state senator.
IronLionZion
(45,403 posts)and that our state senate just didn't exist. It was easily proved that our state senate does exist and has a website. It was weird. Maybe some states don't have a senate?
Pacifist Patriot
(24,653 posts)it's members are called Senators. indeed