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Originally Posted by crockett
If she's in Round Rock, that should be same district as Austin but maybe that area has more than one distinct. That area could be winnable.
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The Republicans gerrymandered the fuck out of Austin so that the will of the majority will never come to pass, 5 of their 6 representatives are Republican.
"Republicans redrew Austin’s districts strategically, portioning off parts of the city and linking them to outside, conservative counties. They did this to ensure sure Travis County Democrats couldn’t have too big of an impact on election results — a tactic that’s referred to as “cracking.”
Texas Republicans effectively diluted the voting power of Austin — and the equally liberal Travis County it sits in — by splitting the county into five congressional districts and carving Austin into six districts."
https://www.vox.com/policy-and-polit...-2018-midterms