http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/11/ron-barber-won-arizona-cd2-by-winning-competitive-precincts-making-up-ground-in-gop-areas/ Your Inside Track to Arizona Politics Wed, 22 May 2013 18:23:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/11/ron-barber-won-arizona-cd2-by-winning-competitive-precincts-making-up-ground-in-gop-areas/comment-page-1/#comment-85540 Eli Kaminsky Sat, 12 Jan 2013 23:12:56 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=54759#comment-85540 Calling Arizona a gerrymander is the pot calling the kettle black. 51% of the vote for Congress went to Democratic candidates, but the Republicans still won a big majority in the House. Calling Arizona a gerrymander is the pot calling the kettle black. 51% of the vote for Congress went to Democratic candidates, but the Republicans still won a big majority in the House.

]]> http://azcapitoltimes.com/news/2013/01/11/ron-barber-won-arizona-cd2-by-winning-competitive-precincts-making-up-ground-in-gop-areas/comment-page-1/#comment-85301 Byron Schlomach Fri, 11 Jan 2013 17:31:01 +0000 http://azcapitoltimes.com/?p=54759#comment-85301 Nearly 51% of votes cast for Democrats and Republicans in U.S. House elections last November were for Republicans. Yet, Arizona now has a majority Democrat House delegation. This can be attributed to two things. First, this is prima facie evidence of gerrymandering on the part of the redistricting system here. Second, had a fraction of the Libertarian voters gone Republican, there would be at least six Rs from Arizona instead of four. Yes, the gerrymandering means Democrats run close campaigns when they win. Republicans in those districts, if they win, will be close, too. But, anybody who knows, is aware that a gerrymandered majority always occurs through some close elections. Our redistricting system was exposed as a joke. Nearly 51% of votes cast for Democrats and Republicans in U.S. House elections last November were for Republicans. Yet, Arizona now has a majority Democrat House delegation. This can be attributed to two things. First, this is prima facie evidence of gerrymandering on the part of the redistricting system here. Second, had a fraction of the Libertarian voters gone Republican, there would be at least six Rs from Arizona instead of four. Yes, the gerrymandering means Democrats run close campaigns when they win. Republicans in those districts, if they win, will be close, too. But, anybody who knows, is aware that a gerrymandered majority always occurs through some close elections. Our redistricting system was exposed as a joke.

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