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RainCaster

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7. There are so many ways to gerrymander

Reply to SharonAnn (Reply #6)

Sat Sep 8, 2018, 07:07 PM

Sep 2018

Churches know the most devious ways to get the vote they want. If the pastor wants a yes vote from the retired folks in his church, he calls a meeting in a weekday when the working members of the congregation can't make it. If he wants the women to back him, he will call an impromptu meeting during a potluck.

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The Senate Judiciary Committee is coming apart at the seams. [View all] madaboutharry Sep 2018 OP

My take is that he is obsfucating rather than lying outright, but the Rethugs are okay with that. Texin Sep 2018 #1

We used to call this the "Baptist Railroad" RainCaster Sep 2018 #2

Can you explain that? I don't know what it means. SharonAnn Sep 2018 #6

There are so many ways to gerrymander RainCaster Sep 2018 #7

And taking our tattered democracy with it. joet67 Sep 2018 #3

To the rest of the World, that's how your entire country is. arthritisR_US Sep 2018 #4

Kick! KelleyKramer Sep 2018 #5

You got it right. They're used to Democrats being lambs, not lions. It's right they STAYED to fight. Honeycombe8 Sep 2018 #8