Sunday, May 10, 2026

Gerrymandering Wins & Fails Across the USA; + the Hysterical Response in Mudville


In a recent C-SPAN debate involving Glenn Youngkin and Rahm Emmanuel, the Democrat charged that the nationwide gerrymandering mess "all started in Texas," meaning Republicans are the original sinners. Of course 

it did not. (When the former governor of Virginia started to protest, the former mayor of Chicago immediately cut him off.) On the contrary, the Lone Star State's gerrymandering has been in response to massive gerrymandering in Democratic states. 

In related news, what is even worse in my eyes, or at least just as bad — and this is yet another news item that emerged in the Trump years that floored me and that the MSM should have revealed years ago — a dozen states have something akin to 60-40 D-R voting patterns, but do not get a single Republican lawmaker in Congress.  

"Republican voters make up 40% of New England. Democrats control the district lines."  

In addition, as a recent meme puts it, "The Democrats welcomed 20 million illegals into America in order to change the census for voting"… And it's the Republicans who are accused of gerrymandering?!?!

Isn't that evidence, MSM — whose members are always repeating Democrats' denials of election fraud being anything serious enough to warrant investigation — of some form of cheating in American elections?! Duncan Hill writes: 

My state, Connecticut, has about the same proportion Dem to Republican. Yet, we have no, zero, zip, nadda Republican representation in Washington. Hmmmm...how can that be? 


Duncan is responding to our old friend Damian Bennett, — aka the man who notes that with the Left "it's always Trump 24/7/365¼" — uncovers many of the shady dealings that have characterized the Old Dominion's smoke and mirrors, which started with 

Abigail Spanberger promising to be a moderate whose agenda placed focus [only] on living costs and public service, i.e., applying only to economics and "affordability." 

By the way, Gavin Newsom, the South became the Confederate States (or attempted to do so) precisely because it was one single Democrat stronghold, one which sputtered with outrage when a Republican had had the gall to win the race to the White House in 1860. 

If you don't have the time to read his entire plate of hyperlinks, then scroll all the way to the bottom, because Damian's basic reaction on the gerrymandering news front is his very final word at the bottom of this post. 

A Democrat ballot initiative seeks to redistrict purpley Virginia from 6D/5R to 10D/1R. This would reduce the 48% state red vote to 9% representation in the House.

Q: Should the Constitution of Virginia be amended to allow the General Assembly to temporarily [!?] adopt new congressional districts to restore fairness [!?] in the upcoming elections, while ensuring Virginia's standard redistricting process resumes [!?] for all future redistricting after the 2030 census?
□ YES 
□ NO
The outlook wasn't brilliant for the Mudville nine that day:
The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. ...
Then from five thousand throats and more there rose a lusty yell;
It rumbled through the valley, it rattled in the dell;
It pounded on the mountain and recoiled upon the flat,
For Casey, mighty Casey, was advancing to the bat.

 (Apologies to Ernest Lawrence Thayer)

We resume with some pre-gloats, the vote soap, the post-gloats, and the gloat reach-arounds:
Oh. Wait a minute.
WHOA! WHOA, Dawgs!
We all want 'fairness' even at the expense of Constitutional abuse, yes? Actually NO.
Oh NOOoooes! Let us check in on Mudville.
  • Hakeem Jeffries On X May 8, 2026: The decision by the Virginia Supreme Court to overturn the will of more than three million voters [!?] will not stand.
    [Hakeem, how will it not stand? Where can you shop your appeal? (BTW, redistricting was the will of only 1.6M voters of that 3M.) Read his whole statement at the link. Whatever has become of 'maxium warfare, everywhere, all the time'? What has become of the April 21 gloat? What has become of the midterms? More here. Dawg, pull up your pants and stop with the tough-talk microstiffy.]
  • Matthew Klein On X May 8, 2026: Overturn this decision? It’s a ruling from the State Supreme Court on a state constitutional matter, who are you going to appeal it to? God?
  • Kamala Harris Claims SCOVA ‘Ignored the Will Of The People’ By Killing Democrat Gerrymander Plan May 8, 2026
  • Jonathan Turley On X May 8, 2026: Hakeen Jeffries: “F around and find out”
    Virginia Supreme Court: The Democratic position "ends poorly." ...
    ... The court found that the gerrymandering effort is "wholly unprecedented in Virginia’s history." It characterized the position as a "clever argument is a story of the tail wagging the dog that has no tail."
  • Democrats In Disarray After Virginia Supreme Court Strikes Down Redistricting Referendum May 8, 2026: Axios reported that some Democrats are now openly questioning whether spending roughly $62.5 million to support the Virginia referendum effort was worth the investment. Nearly $40 million reportedly came from Hakeem Jeffries-aligned House Majority Forward. “I feel like this is a colossal waste of resources that will further erode our politics,” one House Democrat told Axios. Another asked, “How many millions of dollars are we spending on this when the DNC is in debt and we have 40 frontline races to win?” 
    Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger: “I am disappointed by the Supreme Court of Virginia’s ruling, but my focus as Governor will be on ensuring that all voters have the information necessary to make their voices heard this November in the midterm elections because in those elections we — the voters — will have the final say.”     [Ooh PUH-leeze! See Luke Rosiak bullets above.]
  • Gavin Newsom On X May 8, 2026: No vote in Tennessee (+1 GOP); No vote in Florida (+4 GOP); No vote in Missouri (+1 GOP); No vote in North Carolina (+2 GOP); No vote in Texas (+5 GOP); Virginia’s voter-approved maps thrown out. MAGA has rigged the system.
    [Glad to see SOMEONE keeping score at the DNC.]
    • Gavin Newsom On X May 7, 2026: Confederate states are rushing through rigged maps to erase Black districts off the map.
       
      [Oh, Gavin, you sweet summer child. Confederate states? Way to win the South in 2028. Wait! Your map OMITS VA, the arch Confederate state, the state that hosted the capital of the CSA. Why? Also, best brush up on latest SCOTUS VRA ruling, the Dems' imagined right to segregated 'black' districts is Constitutionally disallowed.]
In conclusion, dear reader, sometimes life is sweet, and sometimes it is all-day-double-portions-of-ice-cream-&-cake and indescribably DELICIOUS!
Coda:

Oh, somewhere in this favoured land the sun is shining bright,
The band is playing somewhere, and somewhere hearts are light;
And somewhere men are laughing, and somewhere children shout,
But there is no joy in Mudville—mighty Jeffries has struck out.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! -- Excuse me, a final word. Redistricting is presented by both parties as rightful spoils, court-sanctioned certainties. There is some truth to that, but never lose sight -- as the chatty panel pundits do -- that every seat is contestable and the quality of a candidate is a better bet, the correct civic disposition, than a legislative штурмовщина's dog's breakfast. Alright, where was I? -- HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA! [Snort.] 


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