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gab13by13

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4. Wrong, they have a choice which district they run in.

Reply to elleng (Reply #2)

Thu May 19, 2022, 09:15 PM

May 2022

In NY a Rep. doesn't have to live in the district he runs in. Maloney could choose to run in the more difficult 17th district and allow the freshman Democrat to run in the easier 18th district.

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What do New Yorkers think about Mondaire Jones v Sean Patrick Maloney, [View all] elleng May 2022 OP

I have a somewhat similar situation in my district. Golden Raisin May 2022 #1

Heard that, but they don't have choice, about which district they'll run in, right? elleng May 2022 #2

Wrong, they have a choice which district they run in. gab13by13 May 2022 #4

AHA, Thanks. elleng May 2022 #5

But I thought Democrats had nothing to worry about gerrymandering? gab13by13 May 2022 #3

It's a mess. I don't know enough about it to have much of an opinion, but there's... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #6

C. Hayes was ANGRY at Maloney for apparently doing 'musical chairs' (my term) to get himself an elleng May 2022 #7

Jones made a big stink about that, and state Dems are apoplectic about it, but such fights are... TreasonousBastard May 2022 #8