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But surely if he's in a gerrymandered district, passing these rules would make it harder for him to be re-elected? He's shooting himself in the foot to do the r

• afinlayson 9y ago
  We need more of this kind of thinking. For example Trump should want a Russia prob instead of watering down sanctions as he is quietly doing. This is how governing is suppose to work, instead of what ever the hell you call the current state of affairs.
• IncRnd 9y ago
  This bill, if it becomes law, moves the gerrymandering from one commission to another. It doesn't stop gerrymandering. How does the new commission get formed? How long do people serve on it? Who appoints them? Do they get elected? I'm not saying the system doesn't need to be reformed. It does. However, trusting people who say things that sound good, without evidence, is just following more politicians.
• mobilefriendly 9y ago
  No the top-two open primary system would protect him, he's a wealthy white male Democrat in a formerly Republican district, his biggest threat is from the left in a closed primary.
• xienze 9y ago
  Whichever party is in charge of "reforming" or "eliminating" gerrymandering is simply looking to redraw districts in a "fairer" manner which oh by the way happens to benefit the party in question. This is how it always goes.