The Republican-led state of Missouri asked a judge on Monday to block the U.S. Justice Department from sending lawyers to St. Louis on Election Day to monitor for compliance with federal voting rights laws, even after the city’s election board agreed to permit it.

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  • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
    5·
    2 months ago

    Gerrymandering, baby! If you think it sucks at the national level, it gets even worse in the states.

    Some of these districts are so heavily cracked/packed that Dems would need north of a 70% turnout advantage to take a simple majority.

    • Em Adespoton@lemmy.ca
      1·
      2 months ago

      Thing is, you can’t gerrymander between husband and wife. Wouldn’t it be something if the wife vote showed up for Harris in MO.

      • UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        That’s the noise. But the idea that women can’t be just as fascist as their husbands never seems to bare out IRL.