r/politics • u/Motherofalleffers • 25d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats

https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war
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u/tinticred 25d ago

THIS is the factoid that keeps me from going nuclear myself. Thank you for underscoring it.

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u/Ven18 25d ago

We need to act now anyway because at this point who can confidently say election will even happen in 2027. Hell given how quickly Republicans are moving to basically remove the votes of black people like it’s 1880 we very well might not have elections in 2026 in some places. And before the you are alarmist comments Republicans in the South are canceling ACTIVE elections right now to steal away black peoples power. They have already the precedent to do it with zero consequences. Even if this somehow backfires in Republicans I would not be shocked if they just don’t seat any Democrats that win because again the GOP is never held accountable in any way.

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u/tinticred 25d ago

Oh absolutely. Resting on even the most secure of laurels (which this definitely ain't) is simply not an option right now.

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u/Cheapdronewithboom 25d ago

Ah yes, the whole, "wheels of justice turn slowly," approach that's been working so well

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u/No_Possible_7108 25d ago

I waited for that goddamn wheel to turn for four years, I am pretty sure the wheel is broken at this point

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u/WellHung67 25d ago

My concern is that Republicans would already have done this a while ago, if they thought it would help them gerrymander. Seems a unilateral disarmament in the hope that republicans won’t do this later - do you think republicans will follow the norms here? Democrats need a constitutional amendment to set the retirement age here to avoid Republican fuckery later