Republican gerrymandering of district lines may begin to pay off in other ways than winning a disproportionate number of state legislative seats. With control of state legislatures in the majority of states, many in blue states, Republicans are expected to introduce bills that would eliminate the winner-take-all electoral college rule.
So, despite losing the popular vote by a substantial margin, Republicans continue to look for ways to preserve their WASP advantage even though the nation is tilting away from that demographic. Keep an eye on Walker and his minions.
Putin would be proud.
Cross-posted at Blogging Blue
This Day in Labor History: September 27, 1972
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On September 27, 1972, workers represented by the United Auto Workers at
the General Motors plant Norwood in Norwood, Ohio, ended their strike after
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