Until districting is done by the courts or an impartial commission rather than by incumbents, good old Gerry Mander lives.
On Nov 7, 2014, at 9:12 AM, Christopher Green <[email protected]> wrote: > I recall that after the 2012 election, it was widely reported that Democrats > had won the overall “national” vote for the House of Representatives, but had > lost badly in terms of number of seats. > > I have been unable to find similar numbers for the recent midterm elections > (because the idea of a “national” vote for the House is not how these things > are usually counted, but I thought it was an interesting measure of the > “fairness” of the distribution of districts). Has anyone else seen a > totalling of House votes across the country for each party this time around? > > Chris > ….. > Christopher D Green > Department of Psychology > York University > Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 > Canada > > [email protected] > http://www.yorku.ca/christo > ………………………………... > > On Nov 7, 2014, at 8:12 AM, Michael Britt <[email protected]> wrote: > >> The elections are (thankfully) over and the republicans have scored an >> overwhelming victory. So suppose that over the past few months you received >> lots of emails from the democratic party asking you to donate to the party >> to help it win. And suppose you actually did donate, let’s say, more than a >> few times. I’m not saying that this was me, but I am a social psychologist >> after all so I’ll let you draw your own opinions… >> >> So what does the democratic party tell their supporters after the election >> in order not to lose them as future supporters? Why, you tell them that >> they actually did NOT lose. For example, you might email your supporters >> and emphasize all those places where democrats did win. >> >> You might, for example, say these sorts of things: >> >> “..you made a real difference in this campaign. You should take a look at >> what you made possible.” >> “We registered more voters, and made more phone calls, and knocked on more >> doors than ever before.” >> “We’re so glad you gave us the chance to execute that voter registration >> program -- it made all the difference.” >> “We defeated Rep. Terry by 4,132 votes….Because of the work you made >> possible…" >> “You broke every grassroots fundraising record we have -- and then some.” >> >> To be fair, they also said, “So we’ll just come out and say it: last night >> was rough.” >> >> If I was the one writing those emails I suppose I’d use the same approach. >> Interesting though. >> >> Michael >> Paul Brandon 10 Crown Hill Lane Mankato, MN 56001 [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=39908 or send a blank email to leave-39908-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
