100 Days of Spanberger - Virginia Healing From Years of a Leadership Vacuum

[marvin martian]

Remember, CIA spook Spanberger told Americans to "let your rage fuel you" a few months before the latest assassination attempt against President Trump.

 

[citygator]

so why should one believe a die hard party guy like you?...

Again, bullshit.

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[martybegan]

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LOL some academic leftists pretending to be "bipartisan"

Just check their Mass rating. 60/40 Dem/rep split and no Republican Reps.

 

[citygator]

LOL some academic leftists pretending to be "bipartisan"

Just check their Mass rating. 60/40 Dem/rep split and no Republican Reps.

Read the report. Their maps are fine.

There are 1.4M democrats and only 400k Republicans. And those dumbass republicans are spread around. It’s not like they all live in one spot.

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/registered-voter-enrollment.htm

 

[Meister]

In April 2026, Virginia voters approved a constitutional amendment allowing the state to redraw its congressional districts mid-decade.

Here’s the key idea in plain terms:

• Yes, Virginia did redistrict (or at least authorized it).

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And her approval numbers are dropping big time with VIRGINIANS

 

[martybegan]

Read the report. Their maps are fine.

There are 1.4M democrats and only 400k Republicans. And those dumbass republicans are spread around. It’s not like they all live in one spot.

https://www.sec.state.ma.us/divisions/elections/research-and-statistics/registered-voter-enrollment.htm

Party registration is not voting, try again.

As usual you have to use misleading information to make your supposed point.

 

[citygator]

Party registration is not voting, try again.

As usual you have to use misleading information to make your supposed point.

Feel free to post a location analysis of vote instead of registered voters. I’ll wait with bated breath.

 

[martybegan]

Feel free to post a location analysis of vote instead of registered voters. I’ll wait with bated breath.

Go by the split of the last few Presidential elections or even the midterms, total vote of the State.

 

[citygator]

Go by the split of the last few Presidential elections or even the midterms, total vote of the State.

That just gives you how they vote in the precinct, not where in the district they live.. .gerrymandering happens because they know the registration by address.

 

[martybegan]

That just gives you how they vote in the precinct, not where in the district they live.. .gerrymandering happens because they know the registration by address.

We are talking total representation, and places like Mass have 40% republican voters, and zero Republican Reps.

 

[citygator]

We are talking total representation, and places like Mass have 40% republican voters, and zero Republican Reps.

I get that Marty. But gerrymandering is where you draw the lines to force that. If a population is very evenly spread around then you’ll never get 40% representation. The only way you get 40% representation is if you have densely populated areas where all the voters vote the same way. That isnt the case in Mass.

REGARDLESS. I can’t emphasize enough that both I and the Democratic Party are 100% in support of a national end to gerrymandering. If you can move the Republicans we could get this done . Let’s go!

 

[martybegan]

I get that Marty. But gerrymandering is where you draw the lines to force that. If a population is very evenly spread around then you’ll never get 40% representation. The only way you get 40% representation is if you have densely populated areas where all the voters vote the same way. That isnt the case in Mass.

REGARDLESS. I can’t emphasize enough that both I and the Democratic Party are 100% in support of a national end to gerrymandering. If you can move the Republicans we could get this done . Let’s go!

What you don't get is your hypocrisy over the whole subject.

"ITS ONLY WRONG WHEN YOOOOUUU DDOOOO IIIIITTT"

You aren't in support of it, you want to get away with it while pretending to be "non-partisan"

The only way to get rid of Gerrymandering would be an amendment to go by a list system, where you vote for the party, and the reps are distributed by the percentage vote. So a State with a 60/40 split gets 6 reps from party A and 4 reps from Party B.

 

[citygator]

What you don't get is your hypocrisy over the whole subject.

"ITS ONLY WRONG WHEN YOOOOUUU DDOOOO IIIIITTT"

You aren't in support of it, you want to get away with it while pretending to be "non-partisan"

The only way to get rid of Gerrymandering would be an amendment to go by a list system, where you vote for the party, and the reps are distributed by the percentage vote. So a State with a 60/40 split gets 6 reps from party A and 4 reps from Party B.

Again. I am for getting rid of it totally. Not cheating the republicans out of votes. Gerrymandering is a zero sum game.

 

[hadit]

I get that Marty. But gerrymandering is where you draw the lines to force that. If a population is very evenly spread around then you’ll never get 40% representation. The only way you get 40% representation is if you have densely populated areas where all the voters vote the same way. That isnt the case in Mass.

REGARDLESS. I can’t emphasize enough that both I and the Democratic Party are 100% in support of a national end to gerrymandering. If you can move the Republicans we could get this done . Let’s go!

Just as long as it's not done before you get to do it yourself. THEN you want to stop it.

 

[citygator]

Just as long as it's not done before you get to do it yourself. THEN you want to stop it.

I can’t emphasize enough that both I and the Democratic Party are 100% in support of a national end to gerrymandering. If you can move the Republicans we could get this done . Let’s go!

 

[hadit]

I can’t emphasize enough that both I and the Democratic Party are 100% in support of a national end to gerrymandering. If you can move the Republicans we could get this done . Let’s go!

Sure, we'll do it right after Florida does theirs and before Virginia can, since you're so committed to the idea and stuff. I would love to see all districts be drawn by population only, each one containing about the same number of constituents, not this garbage we're seeing now, and have seen for decades in Illinois.

 

[martybegan]

Again. I am for getting rid of it totally. Not cheating the republicans out of votes. Gerrymandering is a zero sum game.

No, you are not. You are for making it seem "non-partisan" while keeping your advantage.

 

[citygator]

Sure, we'll do it right after Florida does theirs and before Virginia can, since you're so committed to the idea and stuff.

Here is the proposal. Read the text yourself:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3750/text

Summary:​

The bill directly targets partisan map manipulation in several ways:

• Explicit ban on partisan favoritism
  It prohibits congressional maps that are drawn with the intent or effect of materially favoring one political party over another. That is a direct anti-gerrymandering rule, not just process reform.
• Creates a legal standard for partisan gerrymandering
  This is the most important part. It tells courts how to measure partisan bias using:
  • statewide election modeling,
  • partisan fairness metrics,
  • comparison to alternative maps,
  • and presumptions of illegality when partisan skew exceeds set thresholds.
    That is a substantive anti-gerrymandering enforcement regime.
• Bans mid-decade redistricting
  This is aimed at stopping legislatures from redrawing maps mid-cycle purely for partisan advantage (e.g., opportunistic remaps).
• Restricts use of partisan data in map drawing
  States generally cannot use party affiliation or voting history when drawing districts (except where necessary to test fairness). That is directly aimed at partisan gerrymandering.
• Creates federal judicial enforcement
  It gives federal courts clear authority to strike down biased maps and replace them. This matters because current law often leaves partisan gerrymandering claims politically or judicially murky.

 

[hadit]

Here is the proposal. Read the text yourself:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3750/text

Summary:​

The bill directly targets partisan map manipulation in several ways:

• Explicit ban on partisan favoritism
  It prohibits congressional maps that are drawn with the intent or effect of materially favoring one political party over another. That is a direct anti-gerrymandering rule, not just process reform.
• Creates a legal standard for partisan gerrymandering
  This is the most important part. It tells courts how to measure partisan bias using:
  • statewide election modeling,
  • partisan fairness metrics,
  • comparison to alternative maps,
  • and presumptions of illegality when partisan skew exceeds set thresholds.
    That is a substantive anti-gerrymandering enforcement regime.
• Bans mid-decade redistricting
  This is aimed at stopping legislatures from redrawing maps mid-cycle purely for partisan advantage (e.g., opportunistic remaps).
• Restricts use of partisan data in map drawing
  States generally cannot use party affiliation or voting history when drawing districts (except where necessary to test fairness). That is directly aimed at partisan gerrymandering.
• Creates federal judicial enforcement
  It gives federal courts clear authority to strike down biased maps and replace them. This matters because current law often leaves partisan gerrymandering claims politically or judicially murky.

Let's see if your party means it when they get control of Congress again. People can talk big, but when they get the chance to actually do something...

 

[martybegan]

Here is the proposal. Read the text yourself:

https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3750/text

Summary:​

The bill directly targets partisan map manipulation in several ways:

• Explicit ban on partisan favoritism
  It prohibits congressional maps that are drawn with the intent or effect of materially favoring one political party over another. That is a direct anti-gerrymandering rule, not just process reform.
• Creates a legal standard for partisan gerrymandering
  This is the most important part. It tells courts how to measure partisan bias using:
  • statewide election modeling,
  • partisan fairness metrics,
  • comparison to alternative maps,
  • and presumptions of illegality when partisan skew exceeds set thresholds.
    That is a substantive anti-gerrymandering enforcement regime.
• Bans mid-decade redistricting
  This is aimed at stopping legislatures from redrawing maps mid-cycle purely for partisan advantage (e.g., opportunistic remaps).
• Restricts use of partisan data in map drawing
  States generally cannot use party affiliation or voting history when drawing districts (except where necessary to test fairness). That is directly aimed at partisan gerrymandering.
• Creates federal judicial enforcement
  It gives federal courts clear authority to strike down biased maps and replace them. This matters because current law often leaves partisan gerrymandering claims politically or judicially murky.

All which just gives the illusion of removing partisan gerrymandering but still allows for it while giving the people implementing it the "non partisan" cover they want.

It's just too subjective and open to interpretation.