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13. As a Marylander
Sun Jul 6, 2025, 08:30 PM
Jul 6

I know for a fact that for decades the Republic Party was over represented here. When Dems held a 3 to 2 margin in voter registrations the Republics were handed 4 of the 8 House seats. When the Republics gerrymandered Texas, Ohio, Florida, PA, Wisconsin and others before and especially after the 2010 midterms the Democrats here decided to fight fire with fire. I dislike gerrymandering but trying to play fair with devious Republics is foolish.

I am in nutcase Doc Andy Harris's district that was bought for him by the Club for Growth. Andy is a former doc who has voted against expanding healthcare time after time. I believe he took the Hypocritical rather than the Hippocratic oath. Now he is the head honcho of the Far Right Freedom Caucus. Unfortunately, his mostly rural district is his for life because the morons who vote for him every two years continue to vote against their self interest.

The Republic Party in MD pouts and complains about Democratic one party rule, but there is one party rule in many red states and that suits them just fine. Most of the Republics in the legislature are MAGAs who worship draft dodger president Bone Spurs Their goal for Maryland is to turn it red. I pray that never happens.

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