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JoetheShow

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22. I understand why you think this. It SHOULD be a paper clip fight.

Reply to Teacher of the Year (Reply #9)

Fri Oct 17, 2025, 05:47 PM

Friday

"A marketplace of ideas" people like to say. But it certainly hasn't been that way certainly since Newt Gingrich and maybe even before him. Ever since the Powell memo, conservatives have been dumping money into institutions to slant the playing field to their favor. They have succeeded far beyond what I would have thought possible. I don't see liberals having a similar capability because there's no financial benefit to liberalism for those with the ability to dump millions and even billions into think tanks, news outlets, and elections. It's up to we the people and those with power who believe in our ideals to bend the arc of history back towards Justice.

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Mark Elias urges all Democratic Governors to redistrict 30 seats [View all] Tribetime Oct 16 OP

What are Dems waiting for?!? NCDem47 Oct 16 #1

Sometimes you have to climb own into the gutter to fight evil. Fight fire with fire. flying_wahini Oct 16 #2

In NJ - we need a change to our Constitution JustAnotherGen Oct 16 #14

I'm sure Elias understands that , but he said that there were thirty seats Tribetime Oct 16 #18

If Democrats gerrymandered to the max and Rs gerrymandered tot he max SSJVegeta Oct 16 #3

Ty for that...I couldn't sleep last night frustrated that there was nothing we could do Tribetime Oct 16 #4

I mean given just how fluid most peoples politics are, many of these Republican gerrymanders could easily turn SSJVegeta Oct 16 #5

They are generally inept JustAnotherGen Oct 16 #15

I don't think that's even close to true FBaggins Friday #27

Maybe. But blue states can create all D delegations as well. SSJVegeta Friday #28

Two problems with that FBaggins Friday #29

This message was self-deleted by its author SSJVegeta Friday #30

I'm not sure where you're getting that, but it does not appear to be true. Wiz Imp Friday #34

Yeah i deleted my other response cause my math doesnt check out SSJVegeta Friday #35

Add that Colorado would have to change their constitution FBaggins Friday #36

Honestly, I get so frustrated with Democratic Leadership. JoetheShow Oct 16 #6

I sort of agree. Teacher of the Year Oct 16 #9

I understand why you think this. It SHOULD be a paper clip fight. JoetheShow Friday #22

But how? hauckeye Oct 16 #7

Well, we're talking about the totally blue states, not the battlegrounds. Wednesdays Oct 16 #12

Yes and no FBaggins Friday #23

By the time that we are ten years old markodochartaigh Oct 16 #8

More precisely, the rules of the game have changed. tinrobot Oct 16 #10

Yes. Your comment should be from 2000 awesomerwb1 Friday #31

do it. That's more than enough to counter the GOP redistricting, right? WarGamer Oct 16 #11

If it was possible... yes. FBaggins Friday #24

If governors are worried about not getting reelected , they should think twice Tribetime Oct 16 #13

I'm staring JustAnotherGen Oct 16 #16

He knows of what he speaks. Joinfortmill Oct 16 #17

He doesn't say where Democrats are supposed to get those 30 seats. Wiz Imp Oct 16 #19

He says they should go after thirty seats about half way thru Tribetime Oct 16 #20

Not even "almost certainly" FBaggins Friday #25

I know. I just decided didn't want to come across as too negative or defeatist. Wiz Imp Friday #33

Kick! liberalla Oct 16 #21

Kick SheltieLover Friday #26

Good thing Elias doesn't post here gab13by13 Friday #32