D- Gerrymander power -- What a total ANTI- Democracy political fraud. When will AP ever hear about proportional representation -- producing NO safe 1 party seats ???
The 435 Rep. folks (along with the 100 U.S.A. Senators) are now taxing the general public and spending for special interest gangs about $ 2.1 TRILLION ----- http://www.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/04/20/rural.politics.ap/index.html Rural voters crucial in House election battle WASHINGTON (AP) -- From the Maine woods to the New Mexico desert, rural America is disputed territory in the battle for control of the House this fall, and Democrats are appealing for votes across a cultural divide of gun control, abortion and religion. *** Only about 40 of the nation's 435 House districts seem likely to be competitive this fall, and thus determine whether Democrats gain the seven seats they need to win control. More than 15 of those are rural, some heavily so. ---- For more information about this list (subscribe, unsubscribe, FAQ, etc), please see http://www.eskimo.com/~robla/em
