9th July 2013, 5:58 AM
I've been suspecting gerrymandering in Oklahoma for some time now. Yes, Oklahoma has a very high republican base, but the state was originally democrat. Looking at district maps here, they make no sense whatsoever, unless they were intended to manipulate votes in favor of republicans. I couldn't say that if the districts were done more honestly Oklahoma would suddenly become a democrat state, but the elections would almost certainly become a lot closer.
Incidentally, I still don't consider myself a democrat, I just think they're the lesser of two evils. Emphasis on "lesser", as their basic political strategy seems to be "promise the world, then roll over for the other side, don't want to cause any trouble now".
Incidentally, I still don't consider myself a democrat, I just think they're the lesser of two evils. Emphasis on "lesser", as their basic political strategy seems to be "promise the world, then roll over for the other side, don't want to cause any trouble now".
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)