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Papantonio: GOP Gerrymandering Keeps Them In Power (Original Post) GoLeft TV Nov 2012 OP
The GOP has helped do ths for years in California nolabels Nov 2012 #1
And how did they get there? DEMOCRATIC PETULANCE! aquart Nov 2012 #2
how I wish the President would appoint Papantonio sasha031 Nov 2012 #3
this was one of the biggest stories for me out of this election cycle southmost Nov 2012 #4
We Should Start A Major Grassroots Effort JonathanBrowne Nov 2012 #5

nolabels

(13,133 posts)
1. The GOP has helped do ths for years in California
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:26 PM
Nov 2012

It has now come back to bite them in the ass REAL hard

aquart

(69,014 posts)
2. And how did they get there? DEMOCRATIC PETULANCE!
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 01:32 PM
Nov 2012

2010 was NOT a year for us to sit on our hands. But Obama wasn't perfect and Congress wasn't liberal so we did.

IF WE VOTE, WE WIN. Every single fucking time. There was no excuse even for the idiots among us to ignore voting in a census year.

No excuse was acceptable.

southmost

(759 posts)
4. this was one of the biggest stories for me out of this election cycle
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 02:27 PM
Nov 2012

the GOP managed to hold a sizeable majority of the House even though the majority of American voted for Democratic House candidates....

JonathanBrowne

(39 posts)
5. We Should Start A Major Grassroots Effort
Fri Nov 9, 2012, 03:01 PM
Nov 2012

We should start a major grassroots effort to secure the house in 2014.

It could be done. We need to turn out a massive voting effort.

Perhaps someone can start a large scale donation effort to make this happen?

Unfortunetly it seems that only the hardcore vote in anything other than the presidential elections.

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