Some states with Democratic governors do not have control of the state House and Senate. In Pennsylvania, we have a Democratic governor and a Democratic House and a Republican Senate.
Some states with Democratic governors do not have control of the state House and Senate. In Pennsylvania, we have a Democratic governor and a Democratic House and a Republican Senate.
Absolutely go nuclear on this. This will also draw populations out of the red States to the blue States which will lower every red States electoral college vote.
Make America Democratic Again!
Why in gods name is there that many moronic Republicans, do they not realize their society is almost ended wtf ?
Why did the Wehrmacht fight like demons, frequently down to the last bullet, for months after they knew the war was lost? Ideology, primarily. Their devotion to Hitler. Many of them were convinced victory against all odds was inevitable merely because they had the will to win.
California 41 Million 2 senators! More people than 21 states. 4th largest GDP in the World! Yes we must end the GOP 2026
California is Obi-Wan at this point.
Starting 2 weeks ago when this TX redistricting thing started, I have methodically unsubscribed from every single Democrat hounding me for cash (used to be about 30-50 texts per day). I will not donate to a single one until they collectively find a spine and start fighting back.
Stop messing around with divisive social justice issues and focus on regaining democracy and prosecuting Trump
DO IT NOW! FIGHT FIRE WITH FIRE. MAGA/GOP WILL GERRYMANDER US OUT OF EXISTENCE OTHERWISE.
Yep. Democrats need to do countermandering. I'd argue that doing so (while favoring fair districting) IS maintaining the moral high ground.
Truth
Won’t the apportionment of reps between the states change after the next census? As more people move south and west, more blue states will lose reps and red states like TX and maybe FL will gain.
DO IT!!! NO MORE GOP! Abbott cheating will save America!
Don't count out PA yet. I'm a hopeless optimist.
Absolutely. It's no longer a political game, but an existential fight of good against evil.
Yup. Never allow them to win again.
@governorferguson.bsky.social yeah this will happen.
Or....hear me out, but maybe some of these Dems "playing softball" are throwing the game on purpose. There is a reason why they always claim their "hands are tied" yet when Republicans have the ball, everything gets shoved through. The game is rigged and we need to rise up and teach them a lesson.
No, they're only pretending to take the moral high road.
Agree! The gloves must come off. We must get our hands dirty if we want our country back!
Agree! Fight against these mother fuckers! They are stealing and destroying AMERICA!!!
It's on!
ME-2 can def be gerrymandered into a Dem stronghold as well…
They literally piss me off because of their nicely nice shit it's like they take a tooth pick to a gun fight and just let theirselves get run over by a train even knowing that they are completely in the right l truly don't understand why they do that if they would do what the rs do we have no gop...
Most of them have safe seats and will continue to rake in lavish contributions from corporate and special interests. They have no incentive to regain the majority. Time to boot the deadbeats who're more loyal to their donors than their constituents.
Absolutely positively correct thanks...
We need to #AbolishCitizensUnited
I fully intend to vote against my governor here in Oregon. She stays quiet. When I wrote to her about redistricting I received a brief response basically saying "nah, we're not doing that" . I wasn't impressed by her when she was running but it was her or a republican.
MAGA does not play by rules. Gerrymander red out of their states if they can, then if/when Dems have full government power, actually change laws that make government less corrupt and that helps the people and infrastructure of our country.
Do it today. It’s time for a preemptive strike FOR DEMOCRACY
How about the Five states where Trump supposedly won but the Democratic governor won?! Hmmmm!
It’s easier said than done. Most democratic states actually have laws protecting from illegal Gerrymandering. Probably why they’re Democratic to begin with. Texas jackass shit show of a state. That’s that.
Also - Maine could move more people from the first district to the second - making Jared Golden safe, while also putting CD2 back in play for the Dems in a presidential year.
Don't you mean making Matt Dunlap safe?
What on earth is he doing? He beats golden in a primary and we can kiss that seat goodbye
You’ve answered your own question. Unfortunately. No other explanation.
Democrats currently do not have a trifecta in Virginia, Michigan, or Minnesota
And steppping through the door to another Civil War.
Agree. After we clean out MAGA. We can talk!
Agree
YES… and forget about gerrymandering to equal what the GOP is doing 🗣️ GO ALL IN!!! DONT FIGHT FAIR FIGHT FASCISM!!!!
Absolutely. Democrats are the majority anyway. The electoral college is idiocy. It should be one person, one vote. But in lieu of that, GERRYMANDER!!!!!
Seems to be leaving out half the outcome. If red states also all gerrymander as well, then it likely ends in a 4 seat majority for them. I mean, we may be going down this road anyway, and have no choice, but let’s not sell this as good thing
Let’s not forget that the governor of NC is a Democrat and our state is gerrymandered as hell.
What's funny is New Mexico is the current map. We gerrymandered YEARS AGO
BINGO and once ya start dont stop till they got so few votes that you can then enact and fix all the bullshit thats caused all of trumps time
You are too smart to think this represents a serious, rational proposal. Let's start with the absurdity of this map. Then move on to the absurdity of thinking that such a map could be frozen in place. Then let's consider the long term outcome of trying to divide America this way.
Rational strategy is needed to defeat Trump, not emotional absurdity. Now I'll be viciously and personally attacked for stating the truth because, as BlueSky shows over and over, that is what some on the left do. Just exactly like MAGA on the right.
These aren’t normal times. Rationality goes out the window when the rule of law is not obeyed. It’s the Wild West again. What is rational is to find ways to overthrow tyranny. Our Founders told us how.
The map shows the district next to me, which is held by a Democrat and has been held by a Democrat for the majority of my life, as red.
@governorwalz.mn.gov Let's go in Minnesota!! 💙
Either do it or lose your base Dems
Republicans and former Republicans.... clean up the mess you've made... pronto
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FUCK IT LEGGO
You’re talking about the Dems ending democracy if they have a “permanent” advantage in the house. If ending democracy is bad, it’s bad if the dems do it too. We need more than 2 parties, not less.
#MAGA #GOP #Trump will find other ways to cheat and steal elections.
Finish them off or we will Finish you off. Schumer MFs are dead men walking. Focused, actually intelligent, methodical and fucking mean democrats will finish them. Think Jan 6 prosecutions times 100. There is nothing illegal
Yes, lots of blue states put laws in place to stop gerrymandering. Laws can be withdrawn or replaced with new laws. Call referendums, vote on new laws, set up withdrawal votes on laws that are in our way. Do it!
14 months ago I said the 2024 presidential election would be the last one with our existing 50 states. Every week I see evidence I will be right. This gerrymandering fiasco is the next straw that will eventually break this country's back. Now we have a starting map for the split.
The high ground has been tunneled under and mined.
They're going to lose it anyway (maybe faster) if they follow your advice.
Didn’t Michigan pass anti gerrymandering laws? I don’t think they would be in play…(and lots of MAGA)
Yes we did in 2018. Also Republicans took back the house last election. But we should be purging voter rolls in Republican strongholds.
Not sure it's democracy, but the Dems had better start playing by GOP rules, or this Country will be controlled by MAGA.
“All we need is like 14 seats. Just find us 14 seats.”
Most of the red is nature zero people live there
Michigan can’t do it. We no longer have both houses. It’s too late to get it on the ballot and no way I would trust it with these lunatics voting for Trump. 1% is too close.
They need to pass the bills and leave the changes one signature from reality until it’s proven that the Republicans aren’t forcing through changes.
Do it now.
Don’t count out Maine as red. They currently have a democrat governor and the Dems control the house and senate, so they could easily hop on board and they should.
Yeah, I have no idea why they think Maine would be red.
Welp… democracy was awesome while it lasted
WOOT WOOT!
DO IT!!!!
Pennsylvania does not want to be red.
As a Pennsylvanian, I’m discouraged about @governor.pa.gov’s timidity about everything right now. Although he was 1 of 3 finalists for 2024 Dem VP, he is nowhere near as vocal as Walz or Kelly, let alone Pritzker, Horchul, or Nelson. Wake up and get loud, Shapiro! PA and the US need you!
Yet he did sue and secured our 325m for education...
Okay, let’s blow up any semblance of free & fair elections to retake a 13 seat majority in the House… then what? Impeach him again? Issue subpoenas again? What’s the endgame & is it worth dismantling our elections to accomplish? Meanwhile, it does distract from states enforcing their own laws. 10A
AGREED. It's way past time for Dems to take the f@ck!ng gloves off, and start throwing/landing some punches. (~);}
Most of these places have split delegations or redistricting commissions. It could never happen in blue states. Michigan, for example, would never allow something so egregious (at least that benefits Democrats).
Full Dem gerrymandering is a nightmare for racist, right-wing Dems like Andrew Cuomo & many others.
Damn straight! This is war!
There is no moral “high ground” anymore. We’re all in the cesspit now with the right in power. We need to quit being wimps.
Agree. I am all for decorum, but these asshats need it given right back to them. We are in a different world for now and we cannot afford to use the same playbook as in the past. Surely we can do "down and dirty" better than they can.
And think about what their next move will be, the courts, running roughshod over gerrymandering, breaking EVERY law to get more seats! What does that look like and how do we combat that BEFORE they do it not after!
Alright MAGA, you called down the thunder, well now you’ve got it! See that? It says American Democracy Warrior. Take a good look at those maps poser, cause that’s how you’re gonna end up!
There are few political substitutions for #gerrymandering other than each person added to protest live and in person On a massive scale. Uncle Sam Wants You moment. Safe happy waves from Canada democracy against authoritarian USA billionaires manipulations.
Let's start coloring the areas that Don't Have People in Blue, instead of red for a change! freak out some magats
Just do it, until there's a federal law against gerrymandering
Sick of Dems causing a traffic jam on the high road. Put up ‘road closed’ sign and get shit done!
The low road is were the GOP travels. Go down and fight them.
stop playing softball
100% agree. This is war, stop playing pickle ball.
Yep. This is what needs to happen, until they sign a law banning gerrymandering
Cries in red state that hasn’t had a dem rep in forever. 😭
Yes but, we only have +four, which is another problem.
What bout moving some dems into areas where republicans are walking a tight rope?
NH Governor and house are MAGA/Rep so count them out.
They're not even holding the moral high ground. Is selling the country out to a fascist moral? They're holding the proceduralist high ground.
I'm assuming this is the exact reason for their push for the mid term census to exclude everyone but citizens 🤔 Also why they're removing people from dem states. Less people = less seats in Congress. It's mind blowing how calculated this all is 😳😳
Oh hell yeah that’s that shit I like
Why wait for Texas? Just do what needs to be done.
Exactamundo
Cause they are weak and complicit
Virginia isn’t blue yet.
OR….. everyone realign as a Republican and vote for democrats!!!!!!
Governors don’t make legislative districts, legislators do.
I’ve been saying that for over 45 yrs!!! Get some god damn balls or tits.
Yes! Take control, pass laws with a super majority with no need for Trump & impeach & jail is fat ass with a NO BAIL Prize! Then go after the GOP who have participated in breaking our laws across America! Clean the whole country!
Virginia has a trifecta of Repubs on exec side of state government BUT that can change this November folks Write postcards and promote GOTV efforts this year!!!! @abigailspanberger.com I think this can be a winning point Nobody wants stupid bi-part things this year Save democracy first!!!
Cannot do it in Colorado, we have an independent commission that determines districts that everyone has to agree with
The red is the scum of America
Does this 224-211 balance assume red states stay as they are or that they will gerrymander too?
Not just this, but get the fuck out there & vote this time! Where was the "majority party" on Nov 5th?! Who are the Dems & Indies that couldn't vote for a woman? We did it for Obama, and we did it for Biden. I'm worried these "I'd rather have an adulterous rapist criminal POTUS" will fuck us again.
And whether they're holding the moral high ground is questionable, as what is "moral" here? I'd say they're holding the play nice ground.
Dems aren't holding the highbground lol. 16 months of genocide on top of decades of broken promises and carrying out Republican policy. Gfy
I'd be asking why is this happening? It must not be so bad in Republican-ville.
The Republican party never plays by the rules, why should the Democrats? I know the majority of Democrats believe in the system, but if we don't act now, there will be no system.
If Republicans don't care about the law, Democrats need to stop caring too. The Dems need to stop being such pussies and do something.
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They have to stop bringing a knife to a gun fight and bring a flame thrower and burn those mother fuckers righr down to the ground. No more, Mr. NICE GUY take off your gloves & get your hand filthy dirty.
We can't gerrymander away scum like Bobo the bimbo Gabe 'I'm a nazi' Evans. It is in the state constitution that gerrymandering either way is illegal in Colorado
Okay. But when they get back in power, they need to use their power to do a federal law ending gerrymandering.