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Tuesday, February 07, 2017

Martin O’Malley and Larry Hogan are both pushing to end gerrymandering

Former Maryland governor Martin O’Malley (D) has changed his stance on gerrymandering, a practice he embraced when he redrew the state’s congressional districts more than six years ago.

During a speech at Boston College last month, O’Malley, who unsuccessfully sought the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, said he no longer supports partisan redistricting. He said manipulating voting boundaries for political purposes “digs ideological trenches around incumbents” and deepens the nation’s political divisions.

“As a governor, I held that redistricting pen in my own Democratic hand,” he said. “I was convinced that we should use our political power to pass a map that was more favorable for the election of Democratic candidates.”

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5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Dont belive PinnociOmalley

Anonymous said...

Somehow this will turn into an attempt to get rid of the electoral college national voting.

Anonymous said...

I didn't even read the piece. Is anyone else tired of this turd? between he and HRC I can't get any relief.

Steve said...

The thought of these two working together scares the heck out of me...

Anonymous said...

O'Malley is trying to make himself relevant by grabbing onto Hogan's coattails. Never happen..