• graycube@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Partisan gerrymandering only works if people consistently vote for the same party regardless of the candidates. It also helps gerrymandering work easily is that we only have two parties.

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      1 year ago

      Honestly, as Republicans continue to do shadier and shadier shit, the easier it becomes for me to justify my vote for the other side.

      They are alienating themselves, as it becomes “the hardcore (crazy) Right vs everyone else”.

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      1 year ago

      People do. Only a small minority of people actually use research and critical thinking in each election. And frankly, they’re probably not voting Republican now anyway.

      • lolcatnip@reddthat.com
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        1 year ago

        At this point someone claiming “Republican” as their party affiliation is, in itself, way more than enough reason for me to vote for their most credible opponent.