I'm not excusing these naked power grabs, but aren't these legislators also ensuring rural rule over metropolitan areas, which is what their constituents seek? WI Dems need to get serious about attracting voters not resident in Milwaukee, Fox River Valley, or PDR Madison.
I'm not excusing these naked power grabs, but aren't these legislators also ensuring rural rule over metropolitan areas, which is what their constituents seek? WI Dems need to get serious about attracting voters not resident in Milwaukee, Fox River Valley, or PDR Madison.
Yea agree. A lot of people in WI think redistricting is the solve all and it's really not. It might help some but a lot of it comes down to geography which is a lot harder to solve.
The Dems know that and have been trying, but the GOP hold on the rural areas, particularly in the northern part of the state, has been many years in evolving. It likely will take no less time, a lot of money, and some very different messaging to change that, all in the face of the stiff headwinds that tribal politics have created that make a very hard job that much more difficult. In retrospect the Democrats should have instituted fair electoral maps when they had the chance, pre-2011, and done some other things very differently. But that ship has sailed. We now deal with the consequences of those missed opportunities.
I live in WI too. Please help me out. What is "The People's Maps Commission"? Is that just BS? Their mission/purpose statement: "Legislative redistricting maps prepared though a nonpartisan process by Commissioners selected from each of Wisconsin’s eight congressional districts, emphasizing: transparency, robust public participation, independence, outstanding expert assistance, and attention to all applicable legal criteria."
I'm not excusing these naked power grabs, but aren't these legislators also ensuring rural rule over metropolitan areas, which is what their constituents seek? WI Dems need to get serious about attracting voters not resident in Milwaukee, Fox River Valley, or PDR Madison.
Yea agree. A lot of people in WI think redistricting is the solve all and it's really not. It might help some but a lot of it comes down to geography which is a lot harder to solve.
In fact, the geographical worm turning is why Dems won the legislatures in MN and MI and split PA's, despite them all still being gerrymandered.
There are mathematical models for doing this without consideration for relationships built on commerce, or skin color.
The Dems know that and have been trying, but the GOP hold on the rural areas, particularly in the northern part of the state, has been many years in evolving. It likely will take no less time, a lot of money, and some very different messaging to change that, all in the face of the stiff headwinds that tribal politics have created that make a very hard job that much more difficult. In retrospect the Democrats should have instituted fair electoral maps when they had the chance, pre-2011, and done some other things very differently. But that ship has sailed. We now deal with the consequences of those missed opportunities.
I live in WI too. Please help me out. What is "The People's Maps Commission"? Is that just BS? Their mission/purpose statement: "Legislative redistricting maps prepared though a nonpartisan process by Commissioners selected from each of Wisconsin’s eight congressional districts, emphasizing: transparency, robust public participation, independence, outstanding expert assistance, and attention to all applicable legal criteria."
It is Department of Administration, i.e. from the Governor's office. Consider it a wish list. In Wisconsin, the Legislature draws the maps.
I thought the point of democracy was to simply get more votes than the other candidate.
Exactly why Republicans will not submit to it and are working to destroy it completely.
You want another ,racist,incompetent party! Nice.