Mr.Phips
Junior Chimp
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« on: December 19, 2011, 07:28:32 PM » |
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Here is what Democrats need to do to in order to dominate the Congressional reapportionment process in 2021-2022 for the first time since the early 1980's.
First, hope that Mitt Romney is elected in 2012 and then reelected in 2016. This will likely ensure that Democrats have an at least neutral envrionment in the 2014 and 2018 midterm elections.
Second, win governorships in 2018. Many Republican governors elected in the 2010 wave will be term limited, which will give Democrats a chance to make big gains just before the reapportionment process. Winning governorships in Ohio, Florida, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Georgia, and Texas will block GOP gerrymanders from being repeated and will pretty much break them apart for the 2022 elections.
Third, win back the New York State Senate(which should be pretty easy) and then redistrict it as soon as it is won to be safely Democratic. Democrats really missed a chance at this in 2009-2010 when they should have thrown Joe Robach into an inner city Rochester district that would be impossbiel to win and drawn safer districts for Darrell Aubertine and Craig Johnson.
All of this falling into place would probably allow for a Democratic House majority for much of the 2020's.
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