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SunSeeker

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11. Yeah, McClintock's is 59% white. It looks gerrymandered.

Reply to usonian (Reply #7)

Wed Mar 12, 2025, 02:07 AM

Mar 12

It literally looks like a walking dinosaur: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/California%27s_5th_congressional_district#/map/0

I know California doesn't gerrymander; we have a bipartisan commission that sets district boundaries. But that 5th district is one long-assed weird shaped district.

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Calif. congressman infuriates locals with response to Yosemite cuts [View all] SunSeeker Mar 11 OP

And who did those "infuriated locals" vote for? dflprincess Mar 11 #1

I have voted to oust that POS every election. usonian Mar 11 #3

He got 61.8% of the vote in this ruby red rural district. SunSeeker Mar 11 #5

I know that district quite well. It's a strong contender for the stupidest in all of California, and an absolute Karasu Mar 12 #6

High-Time for Some New Blood to Represent the Valley! Daleuhlmann Mar 12 #12

I wore my Ukraine ball cap on my weekly trip to Fresno and in downtown Red-Acted. usonian Mar 12 #7

Yeah, McClintock's is 59% white. It looks gerrymandered. SunSeeker Mar 12 #11

I guessed before reading your post. usonian Mar 11 #2

These ignorant twits are so tiresome. madaboutharry Mar 11 #4

when will the masses wake up Skittles Mar 12 #8

Confusing Business and Government BurnDoubt Mar 12 #9

McClintock Is a Political Hack! Daleuhlmann Mar 12 #10

Keep us posted if a Dem candidate pops up to oppose him. If they get on ActBlue we can send a bit their way. Hekate Mar 12 #14

Tom McClintock, I'd almost forgotten all about him. Now he has a whole new opportunity to show what a jerk he is. Hekate Mar 12 #13

Only a matter of time until the attempt is made for mass privatization nt PufPuf23 Mar 12 #15

He is still around? Old Crank Mar 12 #16

Sadly, yes. He kept moving around, trying to find redder districts. SunSeeker Mar 12 #17

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