{"id":93935,"date":"2020-01-02T11:42:54","date_gmt":"2020-01-02T15:42:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/valorguardians.com\/blog\/?p=93935"},"modified":"2020-01-02T12:21:06","modified_gmt":"2020-01-02T16:21:06","slug":"when-gerrymandering-is-for-useful-idiots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.azuse.cloud\/?p=93935","title":{"rendered":"When Gerrymandering is for Useful Idiots"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nRep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez<\/p>\n

AOC has made a lot of friends. Unfortunately none are Democrats in the New York State Legislature. Rightfully horrified by her naivety and completely unworkable initiatives, and her loud following acting as a megaphone tainting the entire Dem Party, something must be done. Hmmmmm….<\/p>\n

Aha! Ex, still fighting a nasty cold, has forwarded this gem on to me, for all of you. Again. Seems it’s a repost from HMCS(FMF) ret on an earlier open thread. Apologies. I try to read every comment, but some slip through. Still, anything worth posting once…<\/p>\n

New York Dems Are Redrawing Congressional Districts And It Could Put Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Out Of A Job<\/h3>\n

By Emily Zanotti<\/strong><\/p>\n

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) may have anticipated a long and prosperous career in Congress, but if the Democrats in New York\u2019s state legislature have their way, the freshman Member may be out of a job as soon as 2022.<\/p>\n

According to Frank Luntz, <\/a>New York is likely to lose a seat in Congress after the 2020 census and Democrats in the state legislature will have to redraw the state\u2019s Congressional districts as a result. Although there are plenty of places to cut, New York Dems are reportedly eyeing Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s Bronx district for elimination because she\u2019s been out of sync with state-level Democrats who control the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cNew York is expected to lose a House seat after the 2020 Census, and state Democrats are looking to draw out AOC’s <\/a>district,\u201d Luntz wrote on Twitter. He included a link to an article from a local New York City magazine, The City, that suggested the Ocasio-Cortez is doubling down on her efforts to encourage her constituents to fill out the 2020 census so that she can stay in office.<\/p>\n

Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s main problem is that many of her constituents happen to be \u201cundocumented\u201d \u2014 \u201cnon-citzens,\u201d as The City puts it. The Trump Administration pushed to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census so that they could quantify where illegal immigrants and other undocumented workers were moving to after entering the country. The Administration ultimately dropped that bid when it was clear the change would be tied up in litigation beyond the deadline for the 2020 census questions, but The City points out that illegal immigrants may still be nervous about filling out official government documentation, even if it is an anonymous survey.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor Ocasio-Cortez, a full Census count is more than a matter of making sure her district gets all the funds and services it\u2019s due. In a sense, her own political fortunes could hang in the balance,\u201d the outlet reported in August. \u201cA review by THE CITY, building on data and analysis by The Texas Tribune, suggests Ocasio-Cortez\u2019 district could be particularly vulnerable to undercount because a little over a quarter of those living there are non-citizens\u2026That\u2019s a higher percentage than any other congressional district in the state.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cA Census undercount in Ocasio-Cortez\u2019 district and elsewhere in the state could lead to the elimination of congressional districts \u2014 potentially setting off politically charged redistricting battles,\u201d the outlet added.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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\u201cNew York politics are famously insular,\u201d the Intercept reported, \u201cwith a tight circle controlling major decision-making for years. That began to shift in 2018, not just with Ocasio-Cortez\u2019s victory, but also wins from a number of insurgent candidates against Democrats who had caucused with Republicans in the state Senate.\u201d<\/p>\n

To punish the progressives, New York\u2019s Democratic establishment might boot the upstart, in other words.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

There’s a lesson in here, and even if AOC is too dim to grasp it, others will do well to learn from her mistakes. Say what you will about the Dems and their policies; when adversity rears its head they herd up like musk ox- in a big circle with a wall of horns sticking out.<\/p>\n

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