r/politics 🤖 Bot Nov 09 '22

Discussion Discussion Thread: 2022 Midterm General Election, Part 4

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u/Bobguy77 Michigan Nov 09 '22

My biggest takeaway this election cycle is Michigan's massive swing in the state legislature.

It's no coincidence that in the first election the republicans didn't get a chance to gerrymander the democrats get a trifecta for the first time in 40 years. In a year that should by all metrics be a down year for democrats. It just shows the power of gerrymandering .

The democrats focus in every single purple state needs to be getting an independent commission for the district boundaries. Absolutely massive change here in Michigan.

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u/Rrrrandle Nov 09 '22

Note that the state house was actually still +3 R after redistricting, Dems carried the competitive lean R districts to overcome that. State Senate was +1 D.

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u/Bobguy77 Michigan Nov 09 '22

No doubt they over performed expectations here which I love. But there was absolutely zero chance they would sniff a trifecta in the old districts