silence7@slrpnk.net to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 12 days agoHow Redistricting Helped Republicans Win the House | A New York Times analysis shows new maps stifled partisan competition for seats in the House of Representatives and state legislatures.www.nytimes.comexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up1104arrow-down11cross-posted to: nyt_gift_articles@sopuli.xyz
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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·edit-211 days agoThe bulk of them do not, so no. You did see some of that in the last few years because the Democrats never had anything more than a very narrow majority in the Senate, so one or two being bought off could prevent a budget from passing.
The bulk of them do not, so no. You did see some of that in the last few years because the Democrats never had anything more than a very narrow majority in the Senate, so one or two being bought off could prevent a budget from passing.