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What the heck happened in North Carolina?
The trickery was shocking, but no surprise given NC's history.
Duke law professor Jedediah Purdy said North Carolina is a “microcosm of the country’s hyper-partisan politics. . . ”
#IWillNotYield
What the heck happened in North Carolina?
The trickery was shocking, but no surprise given NC's history.
Duke law professor Jedediah Purdy said North Carolina is a “microcosm of the country’s hyper-partisan politics. . . ”
#IWillNotYield
1/ In 2011, the GOP-held NC legislature approved a racial gerrymandering that diluted the votes of African Americans to maximize GOP seat gains.
It's what Levitsky and Ziblatt call Constitutional Hardball.
It comes from desperation, from knowing that . . .
It's what Levitsky and Ziblatt call Constitutional Hardball.
It comes from desperation, from knowing that . . .
2/ . . . the GOP base is shrinking.
The GOP morphed into the party of (largely) white Christians.
Because their base is shrinking, they can see that their medium and long-term prospects are not good.
The GOP morphed into the party of (largely) white Christians.
Because their base is shrinking, they can see that their medium and long-term prospects are not good.
