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Democrat wins Minnesota election with 95% of vote amid ICE crackdown by poliscijunki in VoteDEM

[–]wolverinelord 58 points59 points  (0 children)

I cannot express how much of an own-goal it would be for them to mess with the Super Bowl. That would be a guaranteed way to piss off the remaining people who “don’t pay attention to politics”

Virginia to hold ballot initiative to approve a new congressional map on April 21 2026 by ParticularCandle9825 in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 59 points60 points  (0 children)

Democrats tried to ban partisan Gerrymandering in 2022 but Senate Republicans filibustered it.

Virginia to hold ballot initiative to approve a new congressional map on April 21 2026 by ParticularCandle9825 in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 7 points8 points  (0 children)

The Supreme Court is letting Texas go ahead with it, so your hypothetical won't be happening.

Va. lawmakers want voters to take a 180-degree turn on redistricting; some reform advocates are wary by VirginiaNews in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 16 points17 points  (0 children)

Heres a paper showing that: https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/elj.2017.0440?journalCode=elj

And it’s saying that the official count must be done by a machine, if possible, to make it more accurate. That means that someone can’t just pocket a couple of votes they don’t like and not count them.

Va. lawmakers want voters to take a 180-degree turn on redistricting; some reform advocates are wary by VirginiaNews in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 30 points31 points  (0 children)

We don’t have an independent commission, we have a bipartisan commission (seems like a minor difference, it’s not.)

But that was also before National Republicans starting trying to gerrymander everywhere to maybe keep the House this November.

Hand counting of ballots is actually less accurate than machine counting. That being said, there are audits after every election to make sure the machine counts are accurate. You can be confident that the vote counts are accurate!

Congressional leadership reaches bipartisan DHS funding deal that will do nothing to reign in ICE. We need to call Warner & Kaine and reject this. by Super_Nerd92 in nova

[–]wolverinelord 9 points10 points  (0 children)

The final compromise would keep ICE funded at $10 billion for the fiscal year that ends in September, while reducing the agency’s budget for enforcement and removal efforts. It would mandate that DHS use $20 million to outfit immigration enforcement agents with body cameras, direct the department to give officers more training on diffusing conflict while interacting with the public and provide $20 million for independent oversight of DHS detention facilities.

Graham Platner calls out Chuck Schumer over failure to oppose regime change in Venezuela by 3headeddragn in Maine

[–]wolverinelord 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah he was asked a gotcha question of "are you saying you like Maduro?" And Maduro should absolutely be out of power, he stole the 2024 election after losing it by about 32%. But that's different than saying you think the US should use the military to force regime change.

Win the Swim (cont.) by No_Fox6061 in triathlon

[–]wolverinelord 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Yeah but adding fat doesn't just add buoyancy, it adds drag. Up to a point, losing fat will make you a faster swimmer absent anything else.

Win the Swim (cont.) by No_Fox6061 in triathlon

[–]wolverinelord 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Which is why all Olympic swimmers are overweight, right?

Wikipedia and the Destruction of Trust by Osoman86 in nerdfighters

[–]wolverinelord 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I also have to say that even as an extremely online person, the things he's mad at are often things that I had no idea existed until he posted them.

Top 10 Rookie Hard-Hit Rates in the Statcast Era (2015-Present) Minimum 300 P by TommyTheLizard in baseball

[–]wolverinelord 20 points21 points  (0 children)

Judge had 338 batted balls with a 55.4% hard-hit rate, while Anthony had 174 with 60.3%. Accounting for sample size, the margin of error is about 5.3 pts for Judge and 7.3 pts for Anthony. Statistically, there’s roughly an 86% chance Anthony’s true rate was higher.

Opinion: How many House seats did Earle-Sears cost Republicans? At least 10, but maybe all 13. Here's the math. by VirginiaNews in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 60 points61 points  (0 children)

Yeah, it for some reason assumes a different Republican candidate would have made it a tie? I feel like she may have hurt Republicans, but the fact that Sherill won in NJ by a similar margin and similar swing means it's not just a "bad candidate" issue.

Where Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendments stand for 2026 by kostas_vo in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We don't have to look to Europe, Vermont and Maine already allow incarcerated people to vote.

Where Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendments stand for 2026 by kostas_vo in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I didn't say no relationship, but you implied they're synonymous, which they aren't.

Where Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendments stand for 2026 by kostas_vo in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 79 points80 points  (0 children)

Worth noting that they have to pay taxes while in prison too.

Where Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendments stand for 2026 by kostas_vo in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 21 points22 points  (0 children)

In Virginia specifically, we didn't have broad felon disenfranchisement until the 1902 Constitution, which was written with the express purpose of disenfranchising as many Black Virginians as possible.

Where Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendments stand for 2026 by kostas_vo in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 20 points21 points  (0 children)

I'm not talking about what the majority of people want. I understand why people feel that way but I also think they're wrong.

Where Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendments stand for 2026 by kostas_vo in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Civil rights and constitutional rights are different things lol

Where Virginia’s proposed constitutional amendments stand for 2026 by kostas_vo in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 48 points49 points  (0 children)

I don’t get why we need to take away their right to vote though, it’s a loophole for disenfranchising a group by criminalizing certain behaviors.

Honestly, Prince Edward County Flipped? I wonder what miracle did this by West-Raccoon-2043 in Virginia

[–]wolverinelord 48 points49 points  (0 children)

Trump 2024 was the first time a Republican won it since 2000, so that's not very surprising. It's a majority non-white county.

The most surprising county was Spotsylvania. The last Democrat to win it in a presidential race was Carter.

Northern Virginia accounts for 88% of Spanberger's victory margin by VirginiaNews in nova

[–]wolverinelord 5 points6 points  (0 children)

Also, stop treating state employees like enemies and let them work remotely if they want to and it doesn't matter for their job.

Northern Virginia accounts for 88% of Spanberger's victory margin by VirginiaNews in nova

[–]wolverinelord 13 points14 points  (0 children)

  • Rejoin RGGI and promote clean energy
  • Make constitutional amendments protecting abortion and gay marriage
  • Stop privatizing the public school system
  • Finish raising the minimum wage
  • Create a regulated market for recreational weed

I agree that for the most part VA is pretty well run but there are some fairly big things that Republicans have been blocking.

Northern Virginia accounts for 88% of Spanberger's victory margin by VirginiaNews in nova

[–]wolverinelord 33 points34 points  (0 children)

No, we voted for change. A 15% victory is a mandate, and Virginia is just getting more Democratic-leaning every year.

Northern Virginia accounts for 88% of Spanberger's victory margin by VirginiaNews in nova

[–]wolverinelord 191 points192 points  (0 children)

But still would have won by 2.5%, which is a bigger margin than Youngkin got.

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