tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post2521657850161444356..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: "the 24-hour rule is a 'nonsubject"Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-62290799752937197102016-04-15T15:12:53.167-08:002016-04-15T15:12:53.167-08:00Barbara, all important points - particularly redis...Barbara, all important points - particularly redistricting which I <a href="http://whatdoino-steve.blogspot.com/2016/03/could-trump-win-presidency.html" rel="nofollow">mentioned briefly at the end of a long post early March.</a> The Republicans have been smarter than the Democrats in working to control redistricting. Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-17981059703129227102016-04-15T04:48:36.721-08:002016-04-15T04:48:36.721-08:00What nobody seems to be stressing is the "dow...What nobody seems to be stressing is the "down line" of the election.<br />If the majority of states continue to have Republican Governors, and thus gerrymander their districts to make it virtually impossible for democrats to win -- in some states it takes 3X the votes for a Democratic to win -- the stand-off in congress will continue. We are seeing the death of democracy (& education) in America, at every level, including elected school boards which are anti-science and gut the arts. <br /><br />With the "rigging" of DNC primary vote in Wyoming when Sanders wins by 13 points, but is given 4 fewer delegates, voters will give up, feeling disenfranchised as they should feel. There are millions (in both parties) that are mad as hell at this and whoever wins may be take it lying down this time. <br /><br />It is hard enough to get any kind of participation in the voting process without such arcane practices. Same with the electoral college business...<br /><br />There have already been two stolen elections, don't count the next one as won by the progressives by any means.<br /><br /><br />Barbara Carlsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05463074148195784152noreply@blogger.com