GOP Sen Alexander walks into redistricting room and discovers his district has been made competitive

[mahatmakanejeeves]

Dave Weigel Retweeted

This is incredible:

1. North Carolina GOP Sen. Alexander walks into the redistricting room and discovers that his district has been made competitive.
2. He quietly slices up the district to cut out Democratic voters.
3. He gets caught.
4. He announces his retirement.

Link to tweet

[WhiteTara]

1. And another one bites the dust

We just need a few more and the Senate is ours too.

[sdfernando]

2. Senators are statewide offices

Gerrymandering doesn’t affect them. Is this a state office not federal?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

3. State. I had to truncate the title. NT

[mtngirl47]

4. So my question is this:

Did he announce his retirement because his district is now competitive? OR
Did he announce his retirement because he got caught and feels bad about it?

Oh wait---he's a Republican, he doesn't feel bad at ALL! He just doesn't want to lose.

[snowybirdie]

5. Lamar Alexander

is the Senator from Tennessee. 1. Nothing to do with NC redistricting problems. And 2, He is Senator for all of Tennessee. Districts mean nothing to him personally. But you did get he's retiring right. Google it!

[Pacifist Patriot]

6. John Alexander

I think the tweet is about this guy. https://www.ncleg.gov/Members/Biography/S/392

[snowybirdie]

7. Confusing post

Can't read minds. Wish folks would be clear.

[mahatmakanejeeves]

9. I had to truncate the title. NT

[Pacifist Patriot]

15. The context of the post provided the information necessary to understand it was a state office.

[Shrike47]

8. He's a state senator, not a US senator, but embodies the true national Republican spirit.

[Buzz cook]

10. Do people not read beyond the title?

It is obvious from the post that this is an NC state office.

Glad the guy got caught. Just wish there was jail time involved.

[trueblue2007]

11. i am glad the GOPigs in north carolina are in trouble now !!

[Historic NY]

12. He needs to be arrested for tampering with official documents...

[IronLionZion]

13. Do DUers not know that state senators exist?

State legislators draw their own district lines in most states so there is ample opportunity for gerrymandering. Politicians choose their voters. It should be voters choose their politicians. Some states do it by independent commission.

https://ballotpedia.org/State-by-state_redistricting_procedures#State_legislative_districts

[Pacifist Patriot]

14. I was surprised by some of the responses.

I thought the context was pretty clear that it had to be a state senator.

[IronLionZion]

16. On a state forum here, a DUer argued with me that our state has a unicameral legislature

and that our state senate just didn't exist. It was easily proved that our state senate does exist and has a website. It was weird. Maybe some states don't have a senate?

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. Only Nebraska has a unicameral legislative body and....

it's members are called Senators. indeed