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Re: CNN Poll: GOP would bear the brunt of shutdown blame [W:176]
I hear that a lot, I am sure glad there was no gerrymandering when the Democrats controlled the House for the 40 years prior to the GOP taking over. Isn't it amazing how individuals never fit into your equation? People think and people vote. The liberal ideas have turned a lot of people off and the liberal results are an example of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again(throwing money at the problem) and expecting different results.
The Republican House is Republican because of gerrymandering. It has nothing to do with the will of the people. 2012 was a +2pt year for Democrats in the house and yet Republicans held the house. This was the only 4th time in 100 years that had happened.
Because of the way the districts are drawn up, Democrats now need a +10pt year to have a 50/50 shot at taking back the house. To put that in perspective, the 1994 wave was a +7pt Republican victory.
In short, it is essentially impossible for the Democrats to control the house until 2022.
I hear that a lot, I am sure glad there was no gerrymandering when the Democrats controlled the House for the 40 years prior to the GOP taking over. Isn't it amazing how individuals never fit into your equation? People think and people vote. The liberal ideas have turned a lot of people off and the liberal results are an example of insanity, doing the same thing over and over again(throwing money at the problem) and expecting different results.