(11-09-2013 05:49 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  You have Austin, Texas, where the liberal city is parcelled out to three conservative districts.

Lloyd Doggett's district (unsure of the #) is not "conservative" (in the sense of being more Republican than Democrat).

In the 1984 elections, California had 45 congressional seats. The Republican candidates, statewide, won about 52% of the vote cast for Congress, and the Democrat candidates won about 46%. Yet the Democrats won 27 seats, and the Republicans won 18 seats.

In the 1994 elections, Texas had 30 congressional seats. The Republican candidates won about 55% of the vote cast for Congress, and the Democrat candidates won about 45%. Yet the Democrats won 22 seats, and the Republicans won 8.

In both of the above-examples, the results were seemingly at odds with the voting, because of pro-Democrat gerrymandering was put in place, and to an extent that was truly spectacular, almost unreal. The Texas map of 1992, in particular, was one of the first to make use of "Redistricting software" that we political-junkies have become so familiar with over the past 20 years. Suffice to say, the people whining now about "unfair" gerrymandering did not have a whole lot to say about it at that point in time.

The Texas maps of the 1990s were subject to numerous lawsuits, and as an undergraduate I had a poli-sci class where my term-paper was about coming up with a "Fair Map". Using nothing more than a calculator, county-level Census data, and a highway map, I devised 30 congressional districts that did not split ANY of Texas' 254 counties (the most - by far - of any state), except for the 6 (El Paso, Bexar, Harris, Dallas, Tarrant, Travis) where it was absolutely required to do so. The total variance between the largest district and the smallest was 566,581 to 565,964. Each district had a distinct geographic center, with "normal" shapes and boundaries.

Which is a convoluted way of saying that it is possible to come up with a non-partisan map if you really want to. But nobody ever really wants to.

(11-11-2013 02:29 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(11-09-2013 11:00 AM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  According to exit polling Cuccinelli won the race by big margins reaching a high percent of the key voting blocks of women, Latinos and Blacks.

If one were to believe stereotypes and whatnot, these are the people who don't especially like performing oral sex,

So by your lack of an intelligent response, I assume you agree that statistically it was virtually impossible for McAuliffe to win... suggesting election fraud?

(11-09-2013 02:44 AM)dbackjon Wrote:  Cooch lost because he is an extremist right wing nut, who wanted make blow jobs illegal. Easy enough to understand if you have a brain.

You don't know the slightest thing about Ken Cuccinelli. Not a damn thing.

By the way, it appears that on the 3rd recount, They finally found a box of voted to throw the Attorney General race to the democrat.


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013...cut-to-55/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virg...story.html
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/ar...0f31a.html
https://twitter.com/JoeStGeorge/status/3...52/photo/1

Every time a precinct was recounted, the democrat picked up votes. They better challenge this outright fraud.

Apparently the dims have found their "forgotten box" of votes and when opened it came out Herring 153 to 37 which should give Herring the lead by around 100. It happened in precinct 501 in Richmond. Ryan Nobles ‏@ryanobles 6m More than 1k votes not counted because of missing machine in #RVA Precinct 501. Dave Wasserman ‏@Redistrict 2m Voting machine #3791 in Richmond precinct 501 gave Herring (D) 153, Obenshain ® 37. Its addition gives Herring #VAAG lead by 99 votes.

How convenient. And predictable. This should be interesting.

I told you guys this was all a sham... Nothing adds up except election fraud conspired by the major parties and their lapdog media.

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=52b_1329796059

(11-09-2013 12:15 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  

(11-09-2013 11:38 AM)TheDancinMonarch Wrote:  

(11-09-2013 11:27 AM)john01992 Wrote:  dixie.......

in 2012 the dems won the popular vote at the house level but the gop sent 32 more people to the house.

they are "killing it at the state level" because of all the voter suppression,voter disenfranchisement, & gerrymandering they do.

Just a question. How much of this advantage is run up in black-majority districts where there is no Republican opposition?

That is a huge part of the problem. GOP Gerrymandering has concentrated all the Dem voters into a few districts, instead of spreading it out.

So instead of having 4 50-50 competitive districts and one 55% Dem District, you get one district that is 90% Dem, and 4 districts that are majority GOP.

It is disenfranchisement, and if the DOJ and the SCOTUS had a clue, they would toss all those maps out.

The Democrats core constituents tend to live together in tightly packed areas.

(11-11-2013 03:36 PM)EverRespect Wrote:  By the way, it appears that on the 3rd recount, They finally found a box of voted to throw the Attorney General race to the democrat.


http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2013...cut-to-55/
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virg...story.html
http://www.newsadvance.com/news/local/ar...0f31a.html
https://twitter.com/JoeStGeorge/status/3...52/photo/1

Every time a precinct was recounted, the democrat picked up votes. They better challenge this outright fraud.

Bigger question - why weren't the Democratic votes counted in the first place?

And why is the Republican dominated Elections Board trying to change the recount rules mid-count?


It is obvious to anyone with a brain that it is the GOP that is committing the fraud.


That leaves JF and ER to continue to be mystified.

(11-11-2013 03:10 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  

(11-11-2013 02:29 PM)gdunn Wrote:  

(11-09-2013 11:00 AM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  According to exit polling Cuccinelli won the race by big margins reaching a high percent of the key voting blocks of women, Latinos and Blacks.

If one were to believe stereotypes and whatnot, these are the people who don't especially like performing oral sex,

So by your lack of an intelligent response, I assume you agree that statistically it was virtually impossible for McAuliffe to win... suggesting election fraud?

By lack of intelligent response I suppose you meant joke.

It's like this. Until we hear of an official call for a re-count, all these links do is piss people like you off. Not saying it's not a reason to be upset, but wait until you have the cold hard facts and proceedings have started, there's no reason to get your blood pressure up.

(11-11-2013 04:02 PM)dbackjon Wrote:  It is obvious to anyone with a brain that it is the GOP that is committing the fraud.


That leaves JF and ER to continue to be mystified.

DUDE. I AGREE WITH YOU 100%. The point being that it is STILL ELECTION FRAUD.

Dems,

Burn them at the stake. They did the same to Newt, but just weren't as slick.


1. Robert McDonnell. Charge of Election Fraud. Felony.

2. Bill Bolling. Charge of Election Fraud. Felony.

3. Numerable accomplices.


Want proof? Bob Goodlate w/ Cuccinelli in Lynchburg 2 weeks before the election. He is the encyclopedia example of Establishment... wanted nothing to do with Ken. He was there so he kept his house and didn't see jail time if stuff went down.

Crucify them.


We got your back,

Conservatives.

Democratic Governor, Democratic Lieutenant Governor, Democratic Attorney General, and 2 Democratic US Senators ... great things are happening in Virginia.

(11-11-2013 08:22 PM)Jerry Falwell Wrote:  Dems,

Burn them at the stake. They did the same to Newt, but just weren't as slick.


1. Robert McDonnell. Charge of Election Fraud. Felony.

2. Bill Bolling. Charge of Election Fraud. Felony.

3. Numerable accomplices.


Want proof? Bob Goodlate w/ Cuccinelli in Lynchburg 2 weeks before the election. He is the encyclopedia example of Establishment... wanted nothing to do with Ken. He was there so he kept his house and didn't see jail time if stuff went down.

Crucify them.


We got your back,

Conservatives.

Good points. Didn't think of that angle.

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(11-11-2013 08:33 PM)UM2001GRAD Wrote:  Democratic Governor, Democratic Lieutenant Governor, Democratic Attorney General, and 2 Democratic US Senators ... great things are happening in Virginia.

Makers,

Sit down. Shut up. Pay your taxes.

Signed,

The Takers.

Cosigned,

The GOP

Wow, is Obershain going down too?

(11-11-2013 08:33 PM)UM2001GRAD Wrote:  Democratic Governor, Democratic Lieutenant Governor, Democratic Attorney General, and 2 Democratic US Senators ... great things are happening in Virginia.

Until you run out of other people's money to take.

Be careful what you wish for.

Ken Cuccinelli Wrote:Dear Friend --

While I will have more to say about the election later, I didn't want too much time to go by without saying a heartfelt "thank you" to all of you that did so much to help me fight to win this year's Governor's race.

I have been actively engaged in helping Republican candidates every year for the past 22 years. For just over half of that time, I have been a candidate myself.

I began as a volunteer in 1991 helping John Marshall run for the House of Delegates and Ron Hager run for Sheriff of Arlington. I can still remember going door to door for the first time, led by Laura Holmes, now Laura Holmes Jost. I can also still picture Ron Hager in his debate with eventual winner, Democrat Tom Faust (it was Arlington after all...). Ron destroyed Faust in that debate and every single thing Ron said about the new jail at the heart of that campaign came true, just as he said it would. I have never seen such a disparity between candidates where the obviously better candidate lost.

It was an eye opener and it was a beginning.
Through all of my 22 years, I am still an idealist. It's quite a handicap in politics. But it's not in my nature to give it up.
Perhaps my greatest disappointment in this year's race is simply that the truth wasn't enough. I know that sounds simple, and there's a lot more to campaigns than being substantively better than the other side, but I've always trusted that truth counts for something... a lot actually. In fact, I think just a few more days of the truth of ObamaCare raining down on Virginians would have done the trick. But it was not to be, at least not for us, not in 2013.

Whenever I have volunteered to help others run for office, I've always been happy to do it. And on some of the races I worked on, I occasionally put in up to 60 hour weeks volunteering. But again, I was glad to do it.

I spent five years as a precinct captain in Western Fairfax. I did recruitment and party building, and again, I was glad to do it.
But let me tell you, it is a very different story when you are a candidate. And this is the crux of what I want to say to you today.
I simply cannot convey how personally moving and humbling it is to me that you would personally campaign for me. I am more grateful than a simple "thank you" can possibly communicate.
Whether it was door knocking, recruiting friends, making phone calls, holding yourself out there as my supporter with signs or bumper stickers, setting up events, opening your home, working gun shows, fairs and the like, praying for us, or working on fundraising, all of it includes certain common elements.

First and foremost, to do any of these things requires you to take a leap of faith in me. It chokes me up just to type that sentence. The English language simply fails me in trying to express my gratitude for this simple truth.

Please understand that your trust is a thought never far from my mind as I go about my public duties. It is part of why I strive so ardently to be consistent in all that I believe, say and do.
Second, doing all of these things also involves you in putting your own credibility on the line for me, and I am very cognizant of not letting you down.

I am not perfect. I have never campaigned as being perfect, and I make mistakes all the time. But as much as I have tried to maintain my own honor and dignity, I am just as concerned with not ever having a supporter think or say, "I'm embarrassed of being a Cuccinelli supporter."

I respect what each of you has put into this race, and I am grateful for your efforts, your trust, and your endorsement by your actions.

So I want to say "thank you" to each one of you. Thank you for your vote, your trust, your personal endorsement, your work, your donations, and your prayers.

You made this campaign possible, and you helped make it worthwhile and rewarding for me and Teiro. I'm sorry I didn't pull out the win, but I leave the race behind me still committed to the first principles of this country, and I hope you are too!
Thank you and may God bless and keep each one of you.

Sincerely,
Ken Cuccinelli
http://act.cuccinelli.com/

What a terrible guy! Man, I sure am glad he didn't win. McAuliffe will definitely cure our Commonwealth's ailments and not take advantage of the Governorship.

Ha.

Democrat Herring widens lead over Republican Obenshain in Va.’s nail-biting race for AG

Quote: Democrat Mark R. Herring widened his lead Tuesday over Republican Mark R. Obenshain in Virginia’s nail-biting race for attorney general.

With Herring up by 163 votes over Obenshain, the Democrat declared himself the victor, while Obenshain refused to concede. He said he will wait for the State Board of Elections to certify the Virginia-wide vote on Nov. 25.

And the fraud is complete.

btw the "provisional" ballots that gave Herring his final unofficial total are cast by voters who came to a polling place without a proper identification or voted in the wrong precinct.

And these are being counted why?

The same scam the democrats (and perhaps republicans in this case) always run.
Haven’t we had enough of it?