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VA Lawmakers realizing that they are blue state: If you don't have the votes to win an election, steal it instead. -- (link)

Posted by MDH (aka MDH) Jan 23 '13, 10:05

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F*ck VA. (www.therepublic.com)

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Obama won the state by 150k. This law would have given Romney 9 out of 13 electoral votes. It's a treasonous subversion of democracy. -- nm - David Jan 23, 10:10 8
- entirely anti-democratic, yes, but calling it treasonous is a step too far, imho. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 10:12 3
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    - this could be what pushes the national popular vote movement to pick up momentum. - znufrii Jan 23, 10:16
    - right. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 10:14
- With the population increase in VA, they know that number will be much much higher in 2016. -- nm - MDH Jan 23, 10:11
- PA GOP is trying to do this as well. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 10:11 2
  - The GOP leaders, just don't get it. This is why people aren't voting for your party. Keep antagonizing them idiots. - MDH Jan 23, 10:13 1
    - unfortunately a lot of people still are. the 2010 election will haunt this country for many years to come. -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 10:13
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truly disgusting -- nm - Don Homer Jan 23, 10:09
a benevolent Dictator would make this all much easier -- nm - Strongbad Jan 23, 10:08
"We're outvoted! That's not fair!" -- nm - Reagen Jan 23, 10:08 6
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- This is the best hands down: "Carrico says rural areas of the state are rendered irrelevant by populous urban regions." - MDH Jan 23, 10:10 4
  - Are their congressional districts based on population? If not, what? - Strongbad Jan 23, 10:11 3
    - Basically country VA is GOP, all of NOVA is Dem, and the population is so large there, it crushes the rest of the state. - MDH Jan 23, 10:14
    - of course, which brings us back to the debate over gerrymandering. -- nm - znufrii Jan 23, 10:13 1
      - Well for one, the "rendered irrelevant by populous urban regions" makes no sense. - Strongbad Jan 23, 10:14

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