When Gerrymandering is for Useful Idiots

| January 2, 2020


Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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….

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…

New York Dems Are Redrawing Congressional Districts And It Could Put Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Out Of A Job

By Emily Zanotti

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

According to Frank Luntz, 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’s Congressional districts as a result. Although there are plenty of places to cut, New York Dems are reportedly eyeing Ocasio-Cortez’s Bronx district for elimination because she’s been out of sync with state-level Democrats who control the process.

“New York is expected to lose a House seat after the 2020 Census, and state Democrats are looking to draw out AOC’s district,” 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.

Ocasio-Cortez’s main problem is that many of her constituents happen to be “undocumented” — “non-citzens,” 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.

“For Ocasio-Cortez, a full Census count is more than a matter of making sure her district gets all the funds and services it’s due. In a sense, her own political fortunes could hang in the balance,” the outlet reported in August. “A review by THE CITY, building on data and analysis by The Texas Tribune, suggests Ocasio-Cortez’ district could be particularly vulnerable to undercount because a little over a quarter of those living there are non-citizens…That’s a higher percentage than any other congressional district in the state.”

“A Census undercount in Ocasio-Cortez’ district and elsewhere in the state could lead to the elimination of congressional districts — potentially setting off politically charged redistricting battles,” the outlet added.

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“New York politics are famously insular,” the Intercept reported, “with a tight circle controlling major decision-making for years. That began to shift in 2018, not just with Ocasio-Cortez’s victory, but also wins from a number of insurgent candidates against Democrats who had caucused with Republicans in the state Senate.”

To punish the progressives, New York’s Democratic establishment might boot the upstart, in other words.

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.

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HMCS(FMF) ret

Posted this the other day in the open thread… her Oaklandistan fan-boi is gonna be really, really butt hurt if this comes to pass.

HMCS(FMF) ret

Thanks…

MI Ranger

Darn shame that one is!!!

5th/77th FA

Sorry to hear that our Queen of the TAH Lionesses is till “under the weather.” Hope she sees some “climate change” and gets to feeling better very soon. Maybe she needs to be relocated to a warmer place and looked after by someone who can cook too. Maybe we could get along for 364 days and 21 hours a year. (GO ARMY BEAT NAVY)

As I commented previously when this linky was shared the other day in the comments of another thread, AOC will probably “weather” this impending storm. Her perceived race, gender and socialistic leaning will help the Bernie handlers keep her in the forefront of their ultimate goals of the destruction of our Republic as we know it. The rot and corruption of the Noo Yawk and Chitcargo Politics is well known and is of historic proportions. Anybody remember the Tammarey Hall shenanigans of 150 years ago? What about a certain recent Senator from Noo Yawk that became a SoS and made a stab at getting “her turn”? If something does preclude them from using these recent “useful idiot” (AOC), they will just plug another “useful idiot” into that slot. It will be several years of nonsmoke filled rooms negotiation before the results of the 2020 census takes effect and a redistricting is in place. We can only hope that her continued pissing off of the in power crowd will cause them to run her off/replace her with another of her type. Besides, what law says you have to live in the district in order to represent that district? /s/

The more things change, the more they stay the same.

Term limits will never happen and Epstein didn’t kill himself.

A Proud Infidel®™

Well TUFF SHITSKI for AOC!

Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH B Woodman

Is that a Southern Russian thing?

Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH B Woodman

Wait? She might lose her Rep seat? (is that a bad thing?)
She can always fall back on her economics degree. No?
As a backup to her backup, she can always revert to being a bartender.
If nothing else works, she can always fall back onto her back, the world’s oldest profession. She’s had plenty enough practice by being a DildoCrat Kongress Kritter.

A Proud Infidel®™

Let’s not forget that she was only a half-assed excuse of a Bartender before she got elected!!!

Toxic Deplorable Racist SAH B Woodman

That’s why I suggested that 3rd (rate) option, of The World’s Oldest Profession.

rgr1480

If she serves less than five years she is not eligible for a congressional pension; only vested *after* five years. Though, her congressional earnings will go towards her SS eligibility.

Mason

Five years is all you need? Senator Mason has a nice ring to it. I could campaign on serving just one term.

I’d also like to be President for just long enough to get that even sweeter pension and USSS protection for life. A week maybe? I wouldn’t have to do anything. A ride or two on Air Force One and the pension check. All I’m interested in.

Ex-PH2

If she serves only 2 years, she gets nothing. If she serves 5 years and then quits, she will get far less than her annual pay total and won’t be able to collect anything until she’s 62.

If her district is redrawn and eliminate, she has no control over any of that, anyway.

There’s another election coming up. She has no control over what happens when the census is completed.

HMCS(FMF) ret

Soros will put her sorry ass to work as the face of socialism in the USA. She’ll do “community organizing” work in NYC and be a pundit for the media.

Jus Bill

She cut her own throat by killing the Amazon deal. Exourinated the unions, the real estate lobby, and other power groups. Good riddance, even if it takes Tammany Hall to get rid of her.

Sparks

I think it went like this at the meeting.

“Can we do a Clinton on her? No, too much press.”

“Can we get someone else to run against and beat her? From her district, really, they would be just like her or worse.”

“I know! We redraw district lines and eliminate her seat. Now we’re thinking like old Johnson Democrats again.”

Jeff LPH 3, 63-66

She will most likely cry RACISM if she loses her seat.

Blaster

Is being a stupid Bi+<h a race?

Eggs

A race to the bottom of the gene pool perhaps.

A Proud Infidel®™

The existence of people like her is evidence that the Human Gene Pool is in dire need of a lifeguard and a dose of chlorine!

Anonymous

Good!

Club Manager, USA ret.

My take is she will be one and done because he Dem’s are already fielding strong candidates against her. My believe is the Amazon deal is going to be her downfall.

Ex-PH2

I hope you’re right, Club Manager, and it will not surprise me if she does get dropped by the wayside.

11B-Mailclerk

Bernie might pick her as Veep for their ticket.

And you thought an HRC administration would be a catastrophe….