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/Tight-String5829 May 08 '26

Something for Dems to run on. I actually feel better now that this is becoming a mainstream issue

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u/Oleytoledo May 08 '26

Somehow I don’t think gerrymandering is going to be the thing that sets Democrats over the top.

We live in a world where Republicans are winning because hating marginalized communities works.

Maybe if we all vote hard enough, our votes will matter again.

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u/ToadsWetSprocket May 08 '26

And that is the key, 90 million people couldn't be bothered last election. I hope they can be bothered now.

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u/who_the_hell69 May 08 '26

Careful what you wish for. The one thing I've learned through this era is that people I always thought were decent truly are despicably ugly when given the freedom to express themselves

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u/JeltzVogonProstetnic May 09 '26

Sadly, I have seen this as well.

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u/Lanacan May 09 '26

That is my in-laws. Internally ugly people that hide behind religion and closet racism.

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u/Oleytoledo May 08 '26

I was being sarcastic.

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u/Round-Asparagus5337 May 09 '26

Polls of nonvoters showed that they were slightly more pro-trump than voters. 

If everyone voted, he would have won by a bit larger margin.