Stybba30192d ago
Something to note about the Hungarian election is that the Orban's FIDESZ party engaged in GOP style gerrymandering to try to skew election results in their favor in their voting districts. They ran into the problem of high turnout, which is the Achilles heel of gerrymandering. They gave themselves FIDESZ majority districts, but with margins that *only* work if turnout is light or ordinary.
Mark Champion2d ago
Show threadStybba3019

With high turnout, they got wiped out of the *parliamentary seats* which is going to allow TISZA to immediately reverse the bulk of Orban's constitutional & regulatory abuse. There was always a strong likelihood of Orban himself being defeated, but the real victory was ripping out his party's control of the parliament.

We need to pay attention to this in the US & we need to repeat this success, state by state, district by district.

Apr 12 at 8:29pmWeb
Show threadStybba30192d ago

It's not enough to vote the orange shitgibbon out of office. The GOP itself must be dismantled, root & branch.

We can see the beginning of this in our recent primaries & special elections. We're winning districts that had gone double digits for Trump. Previously uncontestable GOP seats are getting shaky. GOP office holders are walking away from what should be no-lose contests.

The margin of victory is in the turnout margins in the gerrymandered districts.

Show threadAleš Roubíček1d ago
@Stybba3019 He may lose control of parliament, but he controls everything else. It will be hard and long uncomplecting.
Show threadStybba301921h ago
@alesroubicek Agreed. This is going to take sustained effort over time not just to dismantle, but also to create something to improve. Destruction is always easier than creation.