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Senior Writer @NRO. Reaganite, Catholic, Mets fan, ex-lawyer. Opinions 100% my own, but you can share them. Not the Cardinals broadcaster.

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    1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 18

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      Illinois has the most geographically lopsided politics in the country. Whole state is blood-red but Chicago & its suburbs, but they have the population & cohesion to just keep endlessly strangling & depopulating the rest of the state, turning old communities into empty husks.https://twitter.com/Uncrewed/status/1362545435794173953 …

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      Here's a map of last year's Fair Tax referendum in Illinois by Congressional District. The measure failed by about 6 points due to a coalition of the suburbs/exurbs and rural areas coming out hard against it. It really only passed in deep blue areas in Chicagoland. pic.twitter.com/JE0LRfKKbY
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      Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 18

      The imbalance of Illinois is an oddity. What makes it an injustice is that the concentrated minority runs the state in a way that is corrupt & economically ruinous. What makes it a tragedy is that Chicago only works for a minority of its own citizens.

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        1. Dan McLaughlin‏Verified account @baseballcrank Feb 19

          Dan McLaughlin Retweeted Alex Clearfield

          Gah, typing that on my phone last night, was supposed to say majority. But there's still about six million people outside of Cook, Lake, & DuPage Counties, & they are spectacularly ill-served by a government that doesn't need their votes.https://twitter.com/AlexClearfield/status/1362732388577648647 …

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          The concentrated minority that’s 2/3 of the population? https://twitter.com/baseballcrank/status/1362596899610632194 …
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        2. Martin‏ @russiancosmist Feb 18
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          its really not an "oddity" at all, this is basically a pattern that replicates over most of the US

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        3. chase‏ @CDGSU Feb 18
          Replying to @russiancosmist @baseballcrank

          Atlanta hasn’t drained populations from Savannah or Augusta in the way that Chicago has from Peoria, Rock Island, Rockford, or Springfield.

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        1. Be Reasonable‏ @LOLBeReasonable Feb 18
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          I want to tell you about the United States Senate.

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        1. Davison Phipps‏ @davison_phipps Feb 18
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          In order for this to be a concentrated "minority" you need to erase all the Democrats living in majority-Republican areas.

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        1. Dave Wischnowsky‏ @wischlist Feb 18
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          Overall, I don't disagree with you. But in Illinois there's been plenty of corruption among our politicians (both D & R) in other parts of the state too, unfortunately. Today was a relatively good day, though, with Mike Madigan finally forced out of power.

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        2. Another Powell‏ @realLexPowell Feb 18
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          If by minority you mean majority, yes you are correct. The places with the most people have the most say because citizenship rights don't attach to trees. Perhaps unpleasant land in the middle of nowhere with few institutions and a pop hostile them is bad for regions.

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        1. Ferronster‏ @ferronster Feb 18
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          This isn't a concentrated minority. It's a concentrated majority. The shocking thing about this map is how close some of the suburban counties were. Running on class warfare doesn't sell in the suburbs and it showed.

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        1. Bill Barr Baggins‏ @ZombieBillBarr Feb 18
          Replying to @baseballcrank

          This is the way a three year old thinks: "when we completely ignore population density, there's so much red everywhere. therefore, injustice!"

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