Democrats Blew Their Big Opportunity to Make New York Winnable in 2024
slate.com
“Republicans never behave this way,” one close observer of redistricting efforts said.

After over a year in court, millions of dollars on lawyers’ fees, an overhaul of the state’s highest court, and an all-out battle to throw out New York’s congressional districts and replace them with something more favorable for Democrats, the New York legislature, empowered with the ability to flip control of the House single-handedly, voted to confirm new maps, signed by the governor into law. The result: The number of Trump-won districts in the state has officially increased from five to six.

  • ristoril_zip@lemmy.zipEnglish
    5·
    9 months ago

    they claimed that the maps were to blame, a storyline that conveniently distracted from the thoroughgoing institutional decay of the state Democratic party, which lacks basic organizing and turnout infrastructure.

    This right here is why parties lose. It’s what happened in Florida. It’s happening in New York.

    I’m sure the Democrats made maps that are less gerrymandered, but the math on 2022 votes per precinct still works out to a similar 2022 outcome. Because the NY Dems are apparently not running their party very well.

    Democrats need to focus on building a party apparatus as formidable as the Republican Party was before Trump. If they don’t do that, they will continue to lose.

    • footfaults [none/use name]@hexbear.netOPEnglish
      10·
      9 months ago

      They want to lose. They get more money when fundraising and they don’t have to deal with the messy business of being in power and making decisions that piss off constituents