Blue States See Red Over Redistricting [People are moving to Red States.]

American Spectator ^ | 10/1/2010 | Daniel J. Flynn

[Fedupwithit]

No kidding...they made their liberal bed in their old states, they should stay and reap what they sowed...

[Lucius Cornelius Sulla]

‘Whats that strange little state in the middle of Nebraska?’

Nebraska divides its electoral votes by congressional districts. The two at large votes went GOP as did two of the three congressional districts. The third district went Dem.

[CPT Clay]

Texas is picking up four seats. Now way all 4 will be Republican. With some creativity, the new districts will be favorable to all.

[deport]

Texas is one of nine states that still come under the control of the Feds for approval of Congressional Districts via the Voting Rights Act of 1965. That is one reason you see such screwed up district lines imo.

[thulldud]

The new owner was at first taken aback by my Marcel Ledbetter attire of coveralls, no shirt and boots...

"Nothin' between him and the Lord but his over-hauls...he DID have the bottom side button buttoned...."

[CPT Clay]

Exactly, the Voting Rights Act ensures that blacks will be represnted by black critters. Same hasnt been formilized dwith hispanic voters. If they could be in Majority-minority districts as well...

I like Austin so much, I would like to see 5 slices of congressional pizza come out of there.

[ntnychik]

The Finger Lakes area is still beautiful, but you wouldn’t want to see the D & C these days. Pitiful. Taxes are worse than ever.

[ntnychik]

The Finger Lakes area is still beautiful, but you wouldn’t want to see the D & C these days. Pitiful. Taxes are worse than ever.

[LS]

I’m pretty sure the GOP will redistrict Ohio, too.

[SkyPilot]

By "D and C", do you mean the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal (C&D Canal)?

I am from the Finger Lakes area. Back in the 70's, you could buy "camps" right on the water for a very reasonalbe sum.

Today, the taxes alone will kill you. All the locals Democrats get together and raise taxes on them like you would not believe. If you have a nice home on a lake like Skaneateles, you better have won the lottery or have made millions on Wall Street, even for a modest home like this.

[SkyPilot]

Upon further conversation he asked where to dine locally and I advised that Clara’s Kitchen had good specials and a mean jalapeno and jack hamburger but that she was kinda irregular in her hours. He said he hoped we would get some “better” restaurants here when more people moved in. I told him if he wanted “better” restaurants and more people he should go back where he came from while he still could on his own terms. I did not tarry for further repartee.

Good for you!

[SkyPilot]

Agreed. See post #55 of this thread.

[SkyPilot]

FWIW I hate the liberal generated change to Red from Blue and the Reds to Blue.

According to Wikipedia, it was Tim Russert who did it for the 2000 election. Prior to that, Blue = Republican,

and Red = Commie....errrr...Democrat.

[Theodore R.]

Yes, and the CA migrants take their liberal habits with them to NV, AZ, CO, and even WY now.

[CPT Clay]

Kookcinich might be your only rat left in the house.

Please do something about Sherrod Brown.

[no dems]

That’s alright, let them bring their liberalism with them. Down here in Texas, the Conservative element will dilute it and the numbers will give the RED STATES more Congressional seats and MORE ELECTORAL VOTES!!! YEEEEEHAW!

[LS]

Brown isn’t up this time.

[CPT Clay]

When he comes up.

[reg45]

Nebraska and Maine are the only two states without a winner-take-all electoral vote rule. The red and blue blocks represent the distribution of those electoral votes.

[dragnet2]

Oh great. They bring their liberalism with them.

Great news for California!

Lets hope the trend continues.