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I could not find the Congressional vote totals on the Wikipedia page. If you have a source with the Congressional vote totals, please share. https://en.wikiped

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• ceejayoz 5y ago
  Congressional: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_California https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Re...
  • angelzen 5y ago
    Thanks for the link. The congress vote went 66-34. The congressional delegation, 79-21. There is a noticeable gap there. Perhaps this is a moment to step back, and at the very least analyze the full data set? How much being in charge of the State Legislature gives room for gerrymandering promoting candidates from the same party? Is it really a one side issue, or both parties engage in it with abandon whenever they get the chance? Well, that was a deeper foray in US politics than I ever wanted. Hastalavista!
    • ceejayoz 5y ago
      It's quite clear that both sides of the aisle gerrymander. (I was in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%27s_28th_congressional_district https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York%27s_28th_congressiona... when it existed; just look at that map!) The point is, barring consequences for doing it, or a Constitutional amendment banning it, once the other side is doing it, you're fighting with one hand tied behind your back if you don't reciprocate. It's bad, but it's largely unavoidable in the current legal setup.