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lunartree t1_j16qy7s wrote

Reply to comment by Prize_Huckleberry_79 in After decades in prison, exonerated Philadelphia man was fatally shot at a funeral by kittehstrophic

It was almost certainly always like that, and changing laws requires the people to vote for change. Remember, Pennsylvania is a pretty conservative state.

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Omophorus t1_j16x2m3 wrote

No, Pennsylvania is not.

The problem is that the state is gerrymandered to hell and the areas outside the Philly/Pittsburgh area are generally pretty conservative.

So while by population is the state is purple leaning blue, the packing and cracking of districts distorts the power balance in the state legislature.

And the conservative politicians in PA are awful.

Doug Mastriano put up a competitive race (ish) against Josh Shapiro for governor, and Mastriano not only looks like a scrotum in a suit but has some of the most reprehensible views on the world and the people in it I've ever encountered.

Once you get outside the cities and the more affluent burbs, I've seen more confederate flags than I ever saw living in North Carolina. They're a loud minority, but the loud part matters. The selfish entitlement is off the charts even as the world rightfully leaves their deadbeat asses behind.

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FindingMoi t1_j17bkl7 wrote

Living in rural PA, I still can’t wrap my head around those who claim the confederate flag is their heritage and how they somehow have a southern accent despite never having been south of Harrisburg.

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Yonk_art t1_j18cwin wrote

And coming from the state with Gettysburg...

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KingWillly t1_j175vxh wrote

>Doug Mastriano put up a competitive race (ish) against Josh Shapiro

Lol what? He lost by almost 15 points. That’s a higher margin than Greg Abbott in Texas

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Omophorus t1_j17609b wrote

Given his views, it never should have been that close.

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fergie_lr t1_j18hlkm wrote

Only thanks to the major cities. Mastriano won many of the counties. But Democrats did show and he only got around 65% in my red county.

Thankfully, gerrymandering doesn’t work for Governor and Presidential races. That’s why they are scrambling for voter suppression.

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