re: #45 Talking Point Detective

Well - the good side is that there is a strong possibility that this trend will only serve to further marginalize the Republican Party - in particular given the prevailing demographic trends. But that’s only if you look at the country as a whole, and it doesn’t take into account the fallout from this regional extremism on those unfortunate enough to live in areas predominate by extremists. Along those lines, a good analysis that blows up the myth of the balancing out of gerrrymandering:

[Link: election.princeton.edu…]

And a post on the disenfranchisement created by gerrymandering:

[Link: election.princeton.edu…]

Interesting. Sounds like it’s really bad in Pennsylvania. Always wondered how PA could be so Democratic for President and usually at least competitive for Democrats in the Senate yet at the same time have such a high proportion of Republicans to Democrats in the House. We only have what you’d call two safe Dem seats in Virginia- the district that’s in Arlington and the district that makes up Richmond city. Yet there’s like four districts I’d say are totally safe Republican.