especially as horribly germmandered as it illegally is.
We’re talking about a US Senate seat here. Gerrymandering has no effect.
I’m sure there’s a School House Rock episode that would explain this better than I can, but the short of it is this: Each state in the USA, no matter how big or small, gets TWO US Senators they send to Washington to represent them in the Senate, no more, no less. Both of the US Senators represent all residents of the state. Every 6 years (the length of term of a Senator), all residents in the entire state vote in that US Senatorial election.
You may be instead thinking about races in the US House of Representatives where there are Congressional districts carving up the geography inside a state. There’s no such concept for the US Senators each state sends to Washington.
state legislatures set the rules by which their state votes. they do have an affect on ‘statewide’ elections. so yea, gerrymandering matters here, too.
Can you give an example of a rule you’re thinking of that a gerrymandered state legislature has made that will have a material effect on the outcome of the state’s US Senate race, or even more specifically on Ohio’s which is where this conversation started?
I get what you’re saying but one could be putting more polling places in heavier R areas and then less in D areas making the lines longer and harder to vote.
I don’t know what state you live in, but thats how it works in mine.
In mine, each county has a County Board of Elections which determine the number and location of polling places. Those County Board of Elections members are appointed by our Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is an elected position by all voters in the state.
So again, Gerrymandering would have zero effect on location or number of polling places in my state.
How does it work in your state where you’re seeing Gerrymandering could affect the number or location of polling places?
Ramaswamy’s ad may have ensured a Democrat wins the Senate.
Only if those voters care enough to go out and vote.
I’ve already voted.
Me too! Not in ohio though.
of course, judging by your username you must be registered in Dor Daedeloth
Nope. Angband
I think you overestimate Ohioans, especially as horribly germmandered as it illegally is.
I’m betting most of the red ones also rape their kids
We’re talking about a US Senate seat here. Gerrymandering has no effect.
I’m sure there’s a School House Rock episode that would explain this better than I can, but the short of it is this: Each state in the USA, no matter how big or small, gets TWO US Senators they send to Washington to represent them in the Senate, no more, no less. Both of the US Senators represent all residents of the state. Every 6 years (the length of term of a Senator), all residents in the entire state vote in that US Senatorial election.
You may be instead thinking about races in the US House of Representatives where there are Congressional districts carving up the geography inside a state. There’s no such concept for the US Senators each state sends to Washington.
state legislatures set the rules by which their state votes. they do have an affect on ‘statewide’ elections. so yea, gerrymandering matters here, too.
Can you give an example of a rule you’re thinking of that a gerrymandered state legislature has made that will have a material effect on the outcome of the state’s US Senate race, or even more specifically on Ohio’s which is where this conversation started?
I get what you’re saying but one could be putting more polling places in heavier R areas and then less in D areas making the lines longer and harder to vote.
I don’t know what state you live in, but thats how it works in mine.
In mine, each county has a County Board of Elections which determine the number and location of polling places. Those County Board of Elections members are appointed by our Secretary of State. The Secretary of State is an elected position by all voters in the state.
So again, Gerrymandering would have zero effect on location or number of polling places in my state.
How does it work in your state where you’re seeing Gerrymandering could affect the number or location of polling places?