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North Carolina

TreasonousBastard

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4. The nation seems to be going through a phase...

Reply to HelenWheels (Original post)

Tue Dec 20, 2016, 12:40 PM

Dec 2016

if we survive it, as we have survived similar ones in the past, we might end up being the better for it.

Note that in NC the cooler heads seem to have prevailed, to the extent that they can, over the restroom idiocy.

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I see holy hell has broken out in NC [View all] HelenWheels Dec 2016 OP

Not to be critical but the elections for Governor and Senate are not affected by gerrymandering, still_one Dec 2016 #1

Statewide races are indirectly affected by gerrymandering dragonlady Dec 2016 #2

An additional point of correction FBaggins Dec 2016 #6

Good points still_one Dec 2016 #10

California is still in great shape and will continue to be, the rest of the country pbmus Dec 2016 #3

I am thankful to be in California, but no one should kid themselves, we are still_one Dec 2016 #5

You are correct HelenWheels Dec 2016 #9

The nation seems to be going through a phase... TreasonousBastard Dec 2016 #4

We definitely feel your pain, HelenWheels, but we're about to turn the ghost ship around. littlemissmartypants Dec 2016 #7

Thanks for the kind words nt HelenWheels Dec 2016 #8

I remember the court ruling that NC was gerrymandering with with "surgical precision"l zippythepinhead Dec 2016 #11