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riverine

(516 posts) Wed Feb 27, 2019, 01:27 PM Feb 2019

Virginia Foxx is still in Congress? She is proof that gerrymandering protects the worst

candidates.

See also Steve King

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Virginia Foxx is still in Congress? She is proof that gerrymandering protects the worst (Original Post) riverine Feb 2019 OP

Iowa isn't gerrymandered. rsdsharp Feb 2019 #1

Still has a face that would curdle milk, I see. What a specimen. nt Hekate Feb 2019 #2

rsdsharp

(9,237 posts)

1. Iowa isn't gerrymandered.

Reply to riverine (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 02:29 PM

Feb 2019

The legislature technically has approval of the map, but they generally defer to a nonpartisan advisory commission. King's district is primarily the Northwest corner of Iowa which is very conservative.

Hekate

(91,032 posts)

2. Still has a face that would curdle milk, I see. What a specimen. nt

Reply to riverine (Original post)

Wed Feb 27, 2019, 02:46 PM

Feb 2019

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