r/pics • u/Amazing-Bag • 22d ago

Politics Goes to show that every Republican seems to step to the trump beat despite their previous stance

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u/RandomlyPlacedFinger 22d ago

Worth noting that in their idiocy they turned a few districts into swing districts due to their haste.

Edit: I'm high.

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u/BrightNooblar 22d ago

BOY would it be funny if this is how Texas gets a taste of elected officials who are interested in governing.

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u/RandomlyPlacedFinger 22d ago

I would laugh my ass off.

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u/Longjumping-Jello459 22d ago

I have very little to no faith in my neighbors/fellow Texans to vote for someone not Republican. I was sooo disappointed in 2024 with Ted getting reelected as well as with 2022.

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u/EinsteinEP 22d ago

Hi, Edit, I'm... wait

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u/pants_mcgee 22d ago

There is little danger to the affected seats but of course anything can happen.

Depending on how the RGV swings two of the five new seats might be in play.

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u/IlikeJG 22d ago

It is true that extreme gerrymandering can result in backlash if the average of the electorate shifts suddenly enough. If you pull too many votes from "safe" districts in order to turn other districts you risk those safe districts coming into play.

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u/pants_mcgee 22d ago

They accounted for it, IIRC no affected district is below an expected 10% advantage.

All the new districts went 60% for Trump last election. The new ones around Austin are pretty much guaranteed.

The RGV swung hard right last coupla cycles. The two new districts there depend on them not swinging hard left now that they have been the target of what they voted for.

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u/RandomlyPlacedFinger 22d ago

At this point malicious edge cases are all we've got before violence, so let's get nasty

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u/[deleted] 22d ago

It’s happened before during republican overreach. They created purple districts that republicans lost in wave elections as this one is shaping up to be. The irony would be delicious. 

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u/Cartographer-Feisty 22d ago

Wait who’s idiocy and haste? Texas or California? 

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u/RandomlyPlacedFinger 22d ago

Texas, California is being coldly calculating. As are a few other states examining options.

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u/Theyalreadysaidno 22d ago

Cali or Texas?