08-23-2023, 11:34 AM
(08-23-2023, 10:58 AM)Dill Wrote: Yeah, NO WAY can someone lose a U.S. election with more votes.
No way the party with fewest votes nationally could become a majority in one house of Congress.
("The majority party cannot simultaneously be the minority. Note the circles we are going in now?")
Ahh, you're actually creeping up on a point here. One wonders why you didn't just make it.
Quote:And gerrymandering would never be a concern if people just took the time to vote. Takes a "majority" to implement, right?
Does it not? It'd be interesting if you actually made an argument one way or the other.
Quote:Sure. One "rebuttal" conflates the majority of Ohio Republicans with the majority of Ohioans who think abortion should be legal.
Who said it does?
Quote:Once you've done that, her examples "provide a point in your favor." Thus she was "easily understood."
Did they not? You haven't made an attempt to say one way or the other.
Quote:You also rebutted the claim that Ohio would have a shot at becoming blue without gerrymandering. At least twice.
No one made that claim, and nothing to do with Pally's argument, but you still get credit for rebutting it.
Actually, if one reads Pally's post she absolutely does say that.
(08-21-2023, 06:51 PM)pally Wrote: If redistricting was true to the intent of Ohio's laws, the statehouse would be approximately 52%-48% Republican.
Now, just hear me out. If the GOP had 48% representation in the Ohio legislature, what party would constitute the other 52%? The Green Party? The Libertarian Party? Or maybe, just maybe it would be the only other major party in the US, the Democratic Party. I know majority and minority is causing you some consternation, but 52% is a majority. So, yeah, Pally did say Ohio had a shot at being blue without gerrymandering. Something you would have known if you read her post.
Quote:LOL Did you just make your "understanding" the measure of someone else's argument?
You did. That's not a "good faith" standard.
LOL, no I didn't. Maybe if you spent some time actually rebutting points made instead of trying to bait me into posting something actionable we'd have a real discussion here. Your motives are clear, and actually discussing the topic at hand is not part of it. So again, enjoy the rest of your day.
