ImTheCaptain
I disagree with you
not really
Yeah, the senate flipped 21-19 Pub to 21-19 Dem. If the vote tallies hold, it'll probably be 54-55 (out of 100) in the house. As was the case 2 years ago, the pickups were in the NoVa, Richmond and Tidewater suburbs and exurbs.
You're the one who bought and put out those straws.
The answer to gerrymandering is not moar gerrymandering. They need to put law(s) in place to ensure fair districting going forward and explain why what they did is in the best interest of all Virginians. Maybe bring in Stacy Abrams' coalition. Real hugh profile stuff to help push other states into making the case. The VA dems need to make their message simple, real, and substantive. Bringing in an Abrams just might help that messaging.
can you provide another downside besides “it doesn’t result in moderate elected officials”?
If they did that then I think there would be hell to pay, and not just from Democrats. KY Public School teachers would probably riot. I don't think the GOP legislature will do it, not only because of the backlash, but from what I've read Mitch McConnell hates Bevin and is perfectly glad to see him dumped from office. McConnell probably has enough influence within the state to lean on the legislature to stop if they tried to go that far. He's apparently pretty proud that his protege, Daniel Cameron, won the State Attorney General's office, and my guess is he doesn't want the legislature to possibly screw up Cameron's chances to run for KY governor himself in four years.
I have NEVER cared about "moderate" people being elected. Those were someone else's words. I don't like the process in and of itself.
If it led to all progressives, it wouldn't matter.
Looking good for the US Senate in 2020!
I don't like just like I don't like open primaries. In either, too many games could be played.
My bad, if I don't agree with you, I must be wrong.
Bevin refuses to accept the results of the will of the voters! Stop trying to negate the results of the election! Elections have consequences! Republicans are just sore losers!