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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsI don't think this can be said too often: it is imperative that we all pledge to vote for
any and all Democrats this November and in 2020. This is not the time for inter-party squabbles or "protest" votes. A vote for any non-Democrat or even not voting at all is a vote for Trump and his accomplices---PERIOD!
Trolls foreign and domestic are doing their damnedest to wedge us apart. Ignore them.
"Eyes on the prize!"
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I don't think this can be said too often: it is imperative that we all pledge to vote for (Original Post)
Atticus
Jul 2018
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Meadowoak
(5,563 posts)1. I pledge to vote all Democrat!
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)2. 100% Democrats for me! All hands on deck!
Life or death, do or die, use it or lose it!
Guilded Lilly
(5,591 posts)3. Every single Democrat. Bar none.
Aristus
(66,478 posts)4. Every Democrat. Every single one.
Adrahil
(13,340 posts)5. Come November, I will vote for any Democrat.
Even if I don't like them all that much. Party politics matters in our system.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)6. 100% Democratic Ticket.
I get frustrated sometimes, but that doesn't mean I am not going to vote for them. In my mind, not voting for the Democrat is as good as giving a vote to a republican and I want to see them trounced in the mid-terms and in 2020.
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)7. Here, here!
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)8. Exactly. Eyes on the prize.
Many 2020 Map Makers Will Be Decided This Cycle
Experts say 2018 midterms are still important for upcoming redistricting
More than three-fifths of governors deciding new district lines in the 2020 cycle will be elected this year, a new study by the National Conference of State Legislatures found.
One-third of state senators country-wide and all Alabama lawmakers will elected during the 2018 midterms will still be in office during the next redistricting cycle, the state government policy research group found. While redistricting seems a long way away, experts say the governorship and state races mean parties should be focusing on this years midterms.
After the 2020 census, every state will be drawing up new district lines meant to reflect changes in population and make sure districts are best divided to get voters interests represented. However, a majority of districts are drawn and approved by state legislatures and governors and often shade toward the controlling party. (The Supreme Court will decide two partisan gerrymandering cases this June, looking at districts in Maryland and Wisconsin.)
State lawmakers, governors and independent commissions have full control over the future of their districts. While federal legislators have no direct control over the future makeup of districts, they will be voted in based on the lines drawn.
The last redistricting cycle happened in 2011, after Republicans surged into control of the federal legislature and many state governments during the 2010 midterms. Democrats say taking control of the maps gave Republicans a huge advantage throughout the 2010s. Republicans won a 33-seat majority in the House despite winning fewer than half of all votes in 2012, according to the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.
Former Rep. Steve Israel told Democrats to keep their eyes on redistricting in 2020, which means winning races in 2018.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/half-of-elected-positions-drawing-2020-maps-decided-this-cycle
Experts say 2018 midterms are still important for upcoming redistricting
More than three-fifths of governors deciding new district lines in the 2020 cycle will be elected this year, a new study by the National Conference of State Legislatures found.
One-third of state senators country-wide and all Alabama lawmakers will elected during the 2018 midterms will still be in office during the next redistricting cycle, the state government policy research group found. While redistricting seems a long way away, experts say the governorship and state races mean parties should be focusing on this years midterms.
After the 2020 census, every state will be drawing up new district lines meant to reflect changes in population and make sure districts are best divided to get voters interests represented. However, a majority of districts are drawn and approved by state legislatures and governors and often shade toward the controlling party. (The Supreme Court will decide two partisan gerrymandering cases this June, looking at districts in Maryland and Wisconsin.)
State lawmakers, governors and independent commissions have full control over the future of their districts. While federal legislators have no direct control over the future makeup of districts, they will be voted in based on the lines drawn.
The last redistricting cycle happened in 2011, after Republicans surged into control of the federal legislature and many state governments during the 2010 midterms. Democrats say taking control of the maps gave Republicans a huge advantage throughout the 2010s. Republicans won a 33-seat majority in the House despite winning fewer than half of all votes in 2012, according to the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.
Former Rep. Steve Israel told Democrats to keep their eyes on redistricting in 2020, which means winning races in 2018.
When I explain to them that we lost 1,000 Democratic local officials, including governors between 2008 and 2012, and they say, How did that happen? I say, Well, you guys let it happen. You guys let it happen. Dont let it happen again, Israel said in March.
https://www.rollcall.com/news/politics/half-of-elected-positions-drawing-2020-maps-decided-this-cycle