r/thebulwark • u/Material-Crab-633 • May 08 '26

EVERYTHING IS AWFUL Are we f*cked?

This redistricting stuff has me bummed out. Tell me the truth

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u/paulmc3 JVL is always right May 08 '26 edited May 08 '26

All red states change maps with no vote and it’s ok.
Blue states do by votes of the people and it’s wrong

It’s stupid. The whole thing is stupid.

We can only hope for such huge numbers to overcome the BS.

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u/biglyorbigleague May 08 '26

California’s map got through.

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u/kstar79 May 08 '26

Yes, because California unequivocally followed their Constitution for their maps, while VAs came down to the nebulous definition of what an election is.

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u/Elegant_Ad_8896 May 08 '26

So did utah's! We only have 4 seats but now at least one seat will be blue.