Propaganda

Propaganda

There’s an article over at Carolina Journal that Republicans are sharing widely that claims to prove that gerrymandering is not a problem. The methodology the guy uses  is so flawed that I’m surprised somebody didn’t stop it. It just further erodes the John Locke...
Cheering for a pyrrhic victory

Cheering for a pyrrhic victory

By noon today, we’ll have an answer as to whether a three-judge panel of Superior Court judges accepts the maps drawn by the legislature. The panel could reject them and draw their own or they could accept alternative maps drawn by other parties. Regardless, the...
Competition is good

Competition is good

Yesterday, the legislature passed a Congressional map that gives Democrats four safe seats, Republicans six safe seats, and four that are somewhat competitive. Of the competitive districts, Biden won one and Trump won three, but Roy Cooper won all four. According to...
Products of gerrymandering

Products of gerrymandering

The Supreme Court of North Carolina struck down the state’s heavily gerrymandered districts that would have given Republicans at least ten, and possibly eleven, of fourteen Congressional seats. The legislative redistricting might have given the GOP veto proof...
Off again

Off again

The filing date is off again. Late yesterday afternoon, the Supreme Court of North Carolina ordered primaries delayed pending review of the case against the districts. The primaries will be held on May 17 and filings have been frozen, but anyone who has already filed...

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