Gerrymandering
ger·ry·man·dered, ger·ry·man·der·ing, ger·ry·man·ders
To divide (a geographic area) into voting districts so as to give unfair advantage to one party or group in elections.
Obama will win Nevada because a judge has decided that gerrymandering is ok by him.
Mr Obama won the endorsement of the Culinary Workers Union, the biggest service sector union, earlier this month. Giving him a major advantage in the Democratic caucus, thanks to a masterful bit of maneuvering senior members of the party.
A decision to create nine new precincts within casinos on the Strip - the main stretch of high-profile casinos and hotels in Las Vegas - was approved by the state’s Democratic Party last summer.
They will be open to any shift worker working within 2.5 miles of the Strip when the caucuses are held.
A failed legal challenge was filed by the state teachers’ union and other groups with ties to Clinton. However, the Clinton campaign has said it was not involved with the lawsuit.
Giving his ruling, Judge James Mahan said: “The Democrats can set up their own rules just as the Republicans can.
“It is not up to some federal judge to come along and say, ‘I don’t like that’.” …..Strange. I thought that’s what judges were supposed to do.
This decision does make a person wonder by what means the judge got elected.
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