tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274211.post7861060138097363400..comments2024-01-02T07:30:02.285-05:00Comments on The Real Deal: Rigging the Electoral GameRichardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05300693291544680955noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274211.post-50749074646285232752011-09-29T00:24:13.338-04:002011-09-29T00:24:13.338-04:00I should have said districts 13 and 14. Sorry.I should have said districts 13 and 14. Sorry.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274211.post-75211699989940008762011-09-29T00:23:26.912-04:002011-09-29T00:23:26.912-04:00Exactly right, Richard. Instead of increasing the ...Exactly right, Richard. Instead of increasing the size of the districts we now have a sliver of because our population was too large to be contained in merely two districts, they have shattered the county into four largish districts. There is no excuse for that. Instead we should have lost the slivers of districts 3 ad 4 and extended a bit beyond county borders. The clear intent of splitting Cuyahoga, Lucas, Stark and Summit is to weaken Democratic strength in urban areas. It's a shitty, cynical map and no amount of proclaiming "The Democrats would have done it too if they could (doubtful — not to this degree) is going to change its anti-democratic, voter-hating thrust.<br /><br />As for Columbus, barring the black community uniting around one very strong candidate — like Michael Coleman, who isn't running — it's hard to picture this becoming an AA seat given that the district is only 28 percent AA. It's very far from a majority-minority district.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274211.post-45545090705018638402011-09-28T22:12:57.589-04:002011-09-28T22:12:57.589-04:00You are correct. Thanks for pointing that out, as ...You are correct. Thanks for pointing that out, as I should have. But since the county has lost population, there is less justification for such a split, if there ever was any.Richardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05300693291544680955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5274211.post-80239126729264281812011-09-28T14:10:26.799-04:002011-09-28T14:10:26.799-04:00FWIW, Cuyahoga County currently is represented by ...FWIW, Cuyahoga County currently is represented by four people in Congress - Kucinich, Fudge, LaTourette, and Sutton.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com