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From: rbowman <bowman@montana.com>
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Subject: Re: The Joy Of Democracy
Date: 25 Oct 2024 20:00:59 GMT
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On Fri, 25 Oct 2024 14:28:32 -0400, Joel wrote:

> DFS <guhnoo-basher@linux.advocaca> wrote:
> 
>>> redneck states
>>
>>Like every ignoramus in America you mean southern states, right?
>>
>>How about we compare Georgia to Michigan (from a post I made here 3
>>years ago):
>>
>>whoops.  You smug, delusional Yankees can't beat us 'rednecks'?  Why
>>not?
> 
> 
> Um, you do remember that Biden won GA, right?  I wouldn't so much call
> your region "redneck" in this context, as it happens.  There are people
> in my state like that, they just aren't in control, but some of these
> three-electoral-vote states are controlled by them, and that fucks over
> DC.

You can't be talking about Montana. We've got a whopping 4 EC votes now! 
oorc it was NY's loss of population that freed up a seat. The 
apportionment algorithm is anything but straightforward. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bplt6CQ3MyE