Gerrymandering and Political Mischief

Between long term incumbency and gerrymandering in Congress, folks get elected that are hard to unelect but easy to reelect in general elections. They only get thrown out of office for stealing or accepting bribes from people or interest groups.

The modern way of removing a democrat or a republican from a safe seat has become a primary contest, retirement, or death.

I live in a neighborhood in Miami Dade County that voted for Joe Biden but flipped two congressional districts from democrat back to republican after electing two democrats in 2018 so maybe what I said wasn't completely correct but an example of two districts that aren't safe seats yet as the growth in South Florida as resulted in two new districts that were redrawn in 2012.

If the election had been stolen from the current president why didn't the scheme work in Miami Dade County like it did in 2018?

The most obvious answer is that more people voted for Gimenez and Salazar than their opponents.

Am I concerned, yes but not about the results of the election results, but about when COVID 19 vaccines will be available more widely in Miami Dade County.

It's hard to believe but Miami Dade County has way more people over the age of 65 than other Florida Counties because of its size but as a percentage of the population it is only about 17% over the age of 65.   


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