No, it matters because it's the topic of this thread.

Super-duper glad I could clear that up for you.

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Gerrymandering is what will make the next NY state legislative elections very interesting. The next redistricting is due and if dems still control, it may be the end of the republicans in the state legislature and US House from NY for at least ten years.

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Thank god we don't have to deal with that crap here, we've got only one rep in SD. That BS would drive me bonkers.

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Gerrymandering has become very interesting in the last 30 years or so. It use to be that parties prioritized maximizing the number of seats they held, even if it meant throwing an incumbent under the bus. But increasingly the primary consideration has been incumbent protection, only then followed by maximizing party electoral advantage.

It used to be that a party would rather have four seats with a a slightly smaller registration advantage than three districts with heavy advantagages to protect incumbents, that has shifted steadily. It is part of the reason that so few seats are relatively competitive most years.

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What do you think the odds are of Knute admitting a “mistake” twice in one day?

Slim to none, I’d say.

It’s just another example of him making some asinine, ridiculous claim,, and hoping nobody calls him on it.

It’s par for the course for Knute…

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

Maybe political aspirants seeking to get attention from the endorsement should have looked more at this Hoffman as a candidate rather than a chess piece. He didn't appear to have that good a persona, a personal platform, or any real local ties. He was probably not the best one to use as a sweeping political example.

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Well- I will be damned-It looks like a might wrong twice in the same day. Now you have to admit you were wrong about that.
Don't worry , neither one are very important in the grand scheme of things. I should have checked my source.Even though it appeared good to me.
You should check your bizarre assertions about others without really knowing anything about them. My claim was hardly asinine or ridiculous( and I might ad , nasty) as yours was of me.

On proper reflection, Scozzafava was a pretty abysmal pick as well. Do you think that if Hoffman had been the official nominee of the party establishment and not opposed by it for all but the last weekend of the race he wouldn't have closed that 4-5 point margin in the end?

Like I said, the message was that party unity is important WHOEVER the candidate is, but Hoffman would have been the preferable candidate for them all to unify behind in the first place.

One thing I think all of us can agree on was a BIG positive last in yesterday's election...none of the major races being followed landed in some god awful recount!

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"It's a good feeling to shoot a bad guy. Something you democrats would never understand. Americans are homesteaders, we want a safe home, keep the money we make, and shoot bad guys!"

----Denny Crane

I won't afford you that, only because you'd never admit your dishonesty had you not been called on it...

Right.

These are equally true statements:

Democrats have held the seat since 1871.

In fact, as many Republicans have held the seat as Democrats, so it's not exactly the smartest thing in the world to try to present it as a steadfastly Republican district...

Your assertions have been asinine, and they have been ridiculous.

They have also been dishonest.

In each case today, a simple 30 second Google search would've netted more than enough information to preclude you making the ridiculous, untrue statements you've made.

You're more interested in trying to make a point than you are in being honest, though...

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If it wasn't for double standards, liberals would have no standards at all...

You still at it?I made a statement which might be wrong and I admitted it , but I made it based on a source which I sourced and it was a good one. You call me dishonest which if I were, I never would have posted the first source that you picked apart. In the mean time , you were dead wrong that I would not admit two mistakes in the same day but you can't admit that as I expected. Keep calling me dishonest but provide some real truth instead of your obsessed prejudice.

I knew Dems hadn't held the seat since 1871 because they said it on the Daily Show. I also knew from the Daily Show that the conservative contender didn't live in the district because it had been Gerrymandered away from him.

Amazing how Jon Stewart packs news and entertainment into one package.

according to Pelosi she gained 2 seats yesterday...uhm hello, Tauscher was a dem....she gained ONE seat..ffs this woman is just off her rocker, you see according to her yesterday was a win....

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That is where I originally heard it. It must be true! I wasn't wrong twice in the same day Hallelujah!

YouTube - Handel - Hallelujah: 14/04/2009: 250TH ANNIVERSARY OF HANDEL'S DEATH

She was right .One was vacant Y'all try to make such petty shit seem so important-

The Republicans lost a pro-abortion, pro-gay marriage, pro-Big Government Leftist and the Dems gained another Blue Dog. All in all, a pretty good day.

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