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>the November effects of the whole mess will be R voters voting R, and D voters voting D. That is, R control of Congress will probably continue. There are more
by omegaworks 8y ago
>the November effects of the whole mess will be R voters voting R, and D voters voting D. That is, R control of Congress will probably continue.
There are more D voters. If both groups turned out in droves, D control would win the day handedly. Republicans are losing the demographic war. Young people want progressive policy, and the majority vote Democrat. That's why Republicans are resorting to tactics like gerrymandering, Voter ID and purging people off the voter rolls to keep control[1].
They're betting that they can make enough semi-permanent changes to institutions by installing judges and setting precedent to postpone the shift as long as possible[2].
1. https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/books/review-one-person-no-vote-carol-anderson.html https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/12/books/review-one-person-n...
2. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/06/trump-immigration-plan-could-keep-whites-in-u-s-majority-for-up-to-five-more-years/?utm_term=.b14424a58f2e https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2018/02/06/trump...