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Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon
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Junior Chimp
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« on: December 10, 2012, 11:24:35 PM »

Is it always bad to split cities?  I'm not saying that cities should be split in such a way that diminishes their power maliciously, but it would seem that there are a lot of cases where a city is better off being the plurality in two districts rather than 100% of the population in one district.  

The polarized situation in Congress, especially the House, is partially a result of cities not being split.  Most of the remaining moderate Republicans live in urban areas where there is no chance of electing a Republican, and moderate Dems in rural areas where the reverse is true.
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Bleeding heart conservative, HTMLdon
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Junior Chimp
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Posts: 8,983
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E: 1.03, S: -2.26

« Reply #1 on: January 30, 2013, 01:52:35 AM »

Will someone fill me in on what is so horrible about splitting cities?

Wouldn't said city have more influence if it made up 50% of 2 districts instead of 100% of 1?
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