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    The State Politics Thread

    This thread is for political news and discussion on the state level. Any states can be discussed.
    To start it off, Democrat Roy Cooper defeated incumbent Republican Pat McCrory in a close race for North Carolina governor back in November. McCrory demanded a partial recount (the race had only been decided by a few thousand votes), but the recount only increased Cooper's lead. Eventually, McCrory conceded the race. However, now the Republican dominated government is working to reduce the powers of the office of governor. Similar things have happened in the past (when the parties were reversed), but not to the same extent.
    http://www.newsobserver.com/news/pol...121532657.html
    However, these issues, gerrymandering (North Carolina competes with Maryland for the unofficial title of most gerrymandered state), and HB2 have lead one person to claim that based on his method of evaluating election quality, North Carolina is no longer a democracy. While I agree that the things he talks about are problems, I think saying the state is no longer a democracy is a hyperbole. The elections were still free and fair, it's just that those in power are a little too power hungry (power can corrupt, regardless of party affiliation).
    http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/...122593759.html
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    In other state news, Terry McAuliffe is a Clinton loving moron. That is all...
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      Originally posted by stfoskey15 View Post
      This thread is for political news and discussion on the state level. Any states can be discussed.
      To start it off, Democrat Roy Cooper defeated incumbent Republican Pat McCrory in a close race for North Carolina governor back in November. McCrory demanded a partial recount (the race had only been decided by a few thousand votes), but the recount only increased Cooper's lead. Eventually, McCrory conceded the race. However, now the Republican dominated government is working to reduce the powers of the office of governor. Similar things have happened in the past (when the parties were reversed), but not to the same extent.
      http://www.newsobserver.com/news/pol...121532657.html
      However, these issues, gerrymandering (North Carolina competes with Maryland for the unofficial title of most gerrymandered state), and HB2 have lead one person to claim that based on his method of evaluating election quality, North Carolina is no longer a democracy. While I agree that the things he talks about are problems, I think saying the state is no longer a democracy is a hyperbole. The elections were still free and fair, it's just that those in power are a little too power hungry (power can corrupt, regardless of party affiliation).
      http://www.newsobserver.com/opinion/...122593759.html
      I am a long time resident (11 years and 8 years) of North Carolina and familiar with the problems especially gerrymander of voting districts. It is easily the most gerrymandered state ever. One district is call ed the Snake and straddles interstate 85 for several hundred miles, another is called the Octopus and the arms snake along north of Raleigh. The division in North Carolina is drastic. The more populous urban is overwhelmingly Democrat and diverse. The rural counties are mostly extremely conservative and white. A ripe state for gerrymandering.

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