I bet it is due to 1 part tax restructuring, 1 part automation. The brains at the top get paid heavily for figuring out how few of the chumps at the bottom are needed.
pretty big breaking news from the President himself. those transcripts of testimony Schiff has been rolling out the last week? doctored.
excerpt from one of the authentic ones
Q. Isn't it true, Ambassador Taylor, that the President would not release the funds unless Ukraine promised the announcement of an investigation?
A. I'd like to confer with my counsel, Ms. Diamond.
I’ll pitch in more out of the curiosity factor. See if we can actually influence a race.
I remember thinking how cheap politicians were. $7k got Ann Kitchens to take ridiculous positions. Be cool if we can do that in some direction. Get some state rep elected on the condition she introduces a fluff bill honoring A&M as “a highly regarded university” or some such.
seriously though. it's disappointing to see people put out bullshit articles like the one you posted as though you are just informing. it's the source of everyone's cynicism these days. they watch their fellow citizens willingly participate in propaganda and misinformation campaigns. it's just sort of sad.
i saw the A&M burn on twitter this morning. laughed. pulled up a few other clips from the show. couldn't make it through a single one. 'thank god i'm a country boy' and mccaunaghey were both brutal.
for context. 2016 Margins in each:
#4 - Texas - -3.1% (becoming a purple state). Trump by 9%
#5 - Arizona - -3.0% (becoming a purple state). Trump by 3.5%
#6 - Florida - -3.0% (purple-ish state). Trump by 1.2%
Even wave-less, it wouldn't be out of the question me if that would be the difference in FL. non-whites would have to go 2.1D-0.9R to make up that 1.2%
yeah, i thought two senators were fairly involved in these discussions based on some of the stuff that came out a while back. johnson was definitely one. can't remember the other.
No. That's how it is. What I'm pointing out is that your solution to gerrymandering ("Don't look at party affiliation, race, wealth, anything") may made aesthetically pleasing maps, but is illegal. It ignores minority opportunity districts.
people make this suggestion every few months on here. that would take repeal of section 2 of the voting rights act because of minority opportunity districts.
imagine a scenario where there was racially polarized voting. only through de facto segregation would you ever have a minority representative under your proposal. not exactly a worthy goal. and one the VRA is specifically acknowledges exists.
https://www.inquirer.com/politics/election/delaware-county-council-philadelphia-suburbs-democrats-20191106.html
probably more important for the 2020 implications than the Kentucky celebration is the Pennsylvania celebration.