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North Carolina

mahatmakanejeeves

(62,102 posts) Mon Sep 16, 2019, 12:09 PM Sep 2019

GOP Sen Alexander walks into redistricting room and discovers his district has been made competitive [View all]

Dave Weigel Retweeted

This is incredible:

1. North Carolina GOP Sen. Alexander walks into the redistricting room and discovers that his district has been made competitive.
2. He quietly slices up the district to cut out Democratic voters.
3. He gets caught.
4. He announces his retirement.

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GOP Sen Alexander walks into redistricting room and discovers his district has been made competitive [View all] mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 OP

And another one bites the dust WhiteTara Sep 2019 #1

Senators are statewide offices sdfernando Sep 2019 #2

State. I had to truncate the title. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #3

So my question is this: mtngirl47 Sep 2019 #4

Lamar Alexander snowybirdie Sep 2019 #5

John Alexander Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #6

Confusing post snowybirdie Sep 2019 #7

I had to truncate the title. NT mahatmakanejeeves Sep 2019 #9

The context of the post provided the information necessary to understand it was a state office. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #15

He's a state senator, not a US senator, but embodies the true national Republican spirit. Shrike47 Sep 2019 #8

Do people not read beyond the title? Buzz cook Sep 2019 #10

i am glad the GOPigs in north carolina are in trouble now !! trueblue2007 Sep 2019 #11

He needs to be arrested for tampering with official documents... Historic NY Sep 2019 #12

Do DUers not know that state senators exist? IronLionZion Sep 2019 #13

I was surprised by some of the responses. Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #14

On a state forum here, a DUer argued with me that our state has a unicameral legislature IronLionZion Sep 2019 #16

Only Nebraska has a unicameral legislative body and.... Pacifist Patriot Sep 2019 #17