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Politics : The Trump Presidency
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To: Alex MG who wrote (4267)1/2/2017 12:51:40 PM
From: TimF  Read Replies (1) of 357536
 
Gerrymandering - It doesn't effect the presidential or Senate races. As for the house of Representatives, both parties do it extensively. The Republicans have the additional benefit that a lot of their vote is very concentrated in medium to large cities. The Republicans have something similar in rural areas, but still the Democratic votes are more concentrated geographically, and even non-gerrymandered districts would still tilt more to Republicans than the overall vote totals.

voter suppression - That was significant, from the end of reconstruction until around the 1960s. Not so much any more. Things like requiring a photo ID are neither significant in changing the overall vote, nor something legitimately called voter suppression..

citizens united - Yes letting people come together to make a political purpose. That's pretty much the core of the first amendment. The 1st amendment protects other forms of speech and expression as well, but free political speech is really the main reason for it.
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