Democrats Go Scorched Earth on Redistricting While Republicans Curl Into the Fetal Position

[bilo]

As you can expect, the New York map has drawn criticism from many on the right, noting the hypocrisy of Democrat complaints about gerrymandering even as they participate in it fully. But I’m going to give you a different take: Democrats are doing the right thing.

Gerrymandering is the spoils of war. If you have the power in a state to draw the lines, the expectation should be that those lines are drawn to consolidate power because elections aren’t a game. The outcomes lead to real consequences for real people. If one side believes it has the best ideas that are vital for the health and well-being of the country, it is a dereliction of duty to punt on using the power delegated to them.

Besides, there isn’t a Democrat alive right now that cares about some Republican calling them a hypocrite. What’s that kind of hand-wringing accomplishing, exactly? The answer here is to fight fire with fire. Yet, instead of doing that, many GOP-led states are curling into the fetal position. As Redstate reported, both Missouri and Florida Republicans are doing their best to surrender on redistricting. Texas’ new map actually strengthened the position of 12 of the 13 existing Democrats instead of going fully the offensive, and that’s one of the maps Republicans are telling us we should be happy about.

https://redstate.com/bonchie/2022/01/31/democrats-go-scorched-earth-on-redistricting-while-republicans-curl-into-the-fetal-position-n515174

[bilo]

Don't be to sure the Pubs will win back the House!

[libertybele]

Don't be to sure the Pubs will win back the House!

....while Pubs curl into fetal position.  Unfortunately, all too familiar.

[Smokin Joe]

When it is theirs to lose, the GOP seldom fails to fail.

[christian]

As mentioned before,behind closed doors, both parties share the same bed.  Oddly enough both sides accept different levels of conduct.  Democrats have no morality, only greed, lust, power obsession, and when victorious, often peeing of Republicans.  Many Republicans are perfectly happy with politics at just that level.  The ones that refuse such outrages get treated like a Trump or Palin, and even many blind locksteppers on both sides are happy with that too!  The real useful fools love the hypocrisy of outrageous double standards to judge the two parties, making even slight real judgment/justice a farce. and acceptable.  Hell hungrily awaits them.....
 

[Longiron]

As mentioned before,behind closed doors, both parties share the same bed.  Oddly enough both sides accept different levels of conduct.  Democrats have no morality, only greed, lust, power obsession, and when victorious, often peeing of Republicans.  Many Republicans are perfectly happy with politics at just that level.  The ones that refuse such outrages get treated like a Trump or Palin, and even many blind locksteppers on both sides are happy with that too!  The real useful fools love the hypocrisy of outrageous double standards to judge the two parties, making even slight real judgment/justice a farce. and acceptable.  Hell hungrily awaits them.....
 

[Free Vulcan]

It's bad enough they don't seize the opportunity, they don't even fight the hypocrisy.

[Right_in_Virginia]

In Texas .....

Texas Attorney General
@TXAG

A WIN for our Texas redistricting case: A three-judge federal court denied Democrats’ efforts to radically alter #Texas elections.

I am very proud to successfully defend the Texas Senate map.


   

6:26 PM · Feb 1, 2022   Twitter for iPhone

[cato potatoe]

What is happening in New York is clearly forbidden by their state constitution.  This is the election rigging that conservatives should cite ... any reasonable person will take it into consideration, as only the dems want to live in a one-party blue state.

[Kamaji]

It's bad enough they don't seize the opportunity, they don't even fight the hypocrisy.