wnebraska·Nebraskabywsheldon Nebraska Republican Mike McDonnell against Electoral College changehttps://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4894622-nebraska-republican-opposes-electoral-vote/Open linkView original on lemm.ee29Comments5
eexpr programming.dev3Hide 3 repliesIf Republicans didn't gerrymander the fuck out of districts we'd be winning the electoral college vote for the 1st congressional district too.3
wwsheldon replylemm.ee1Hide 1 replywym this is a very regular shape https://nebraskalegislature.gov/media/images/maps/2021/congress/dist1_11x17.png /s3
eexpr replyprogramming.devIt's actually gotten worse since then even. Sarpy county is now part of the district. They even used the new map (which of course favors Republicans) in the 2022 special election in violation of congressional rules: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nebraska%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election. But since when have Republicans ever cared about rules?2
wwsheldon replylemm.eewym this is a very regular shape /s edit: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/media/images/maps/2021/congress/dist1_11x17.png because that image is not showing up.2
End the electoral college for god’s sake.
If Republicans didn't gerrymander the fuck out of districts we'd be winning the electoral college vote for the 1st congressional district too.
wym this is a very regular shape
https://nebraskalegislature.gov/media/images/maps/2021/congress/dist1_11x17.png
/s
It's actually gotten worse since then even. Sarpy county is now part of the district. They even used the new map (which of course favors Republicans) in the 2022 special election in violation of congressional rules: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Nebraska%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election.
But since when have Republicans ever cared about rules?
wym this is a very regular shape
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edit: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/media/images/maps/2021/congress/dist1_11x17.png because that image is not showing up.