Illinois’ Supreme Court elections could lead to a decade of GOP minority rule unless Democrats act – Daily Kos

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debtsor
5 years ago

Did I read this article right? Is the article saying that gerrymandering is necessary to overcome the legacy of racism? Hahahaha these people have no shame

debtsor
5 years ago

“But because of this geography bias, these gerrymanders did not in fact lock in a Democratic advantage in excess of the party’s popular support.”

THIS IS A FLAT OUT LIE. Wirepoints readers know that our state legislatures have supermajorities despite only simple majority percentage of votes.

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