Republicans are afraid to have more people vote.
Communities of color are driving population growth in states like Texas and North Carolina, but gerrymandering could limit their representation in Congress as district lines are redrawn this year based on a complicated 2020 census and just plain politics.https://t.co/5vthVKVWlT
— Axios (@axios) March 6, 2021
A thread 🧵 on the redistricting provisions of H.R. 1 – which many people shorthand describe as banning partisan gerrymandering and/or requiring independent commissions for drawing congressional districts – but which really are a *lot* more. #ForThePeople #HR1 #fairmaps 1/
— Michael Li 李之樸 (@mcpli) March 5, 2021
"Republican control over redistricting in key Southern states, along with Supreme Court decisions that gutted protections for voters of color, could result in historically unfair congressional maps after the next round of gerrymandering." https://t.co/BP75V1hGBl
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) February 20, 2021
Republicans in 33 states have now proposed more than 165 bills that would restrict voting.
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) February 19, 2021
That's more than four times as many bills of this kind that had been introduced at this point last year. https://t.co/030oLKvOvt
gerrymandering helped Rs maintain power in the 2010s
— David Byler (@databyler) February 18, 2021
it'll probably help in the 2020s too, but maybe not as much (Ds seem to think they're better prepared this time)
also it might be hard for Ds to unwind this fast, given that 2022 is a midterm with a D potus
Important from @RonBrownstein: A new report shows how the GOP can use extreme gerrymanders to win control of the House in 2022, underscoring the stakes for passing national reforms that will rein in GOP countermajoritarian tactics:https://t.co/9xB0lhCS7y
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 11, 2021
Republicans have control over redistricting in Tennessee, and they are likely to increase their partisan advantage to 8-1 by drawing out Cooper and cracking Nashville. GOP was cautious due to fears of rural Democrats in 2010, but now they have no incentive to keep Cooper's seat. pic.twitter.com/VPN60nv4IX
— Representative Publey 💮 (@PubleyPolitics) February 7, 2021
I'll confess @TeenVogue wasn't the first magazine I was expecting to be interviewed for a redistricting story, but well done by @ZachariahSippy. https://t.co/yCgDprNLX0
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 2, 2021
Republicans are now openly boasting of their plot to win the House through extreme gerrymanders. This alone should dissuade Biden and Dems from negotiating down the stimulus to secure bipartisanship. Dems may have only 2 years. Make them count. My latest:https://t.co/xAkoKgwitO
— Greg Sargent (@ThePlumLineGS) February 1, 2021
Yesterday, the Census Bureau announced that congressional apportionment counts are expected by April 30, 2021. A quick graphic of which states are projected to gain and lose seats in the next round of reapportionment.
— Princeton Gerrymandering Project (@princetongerry) January 29, 2021
▶️ https://t.co/n2ku0wFrh9 pic.twitter.com/QUARZfhPjb
A2: Gerrymandering is cheating – full stop. Gerrymandering happens when politicians manipulate electoral maps to benefit themselves/their party and special interests – silencing communities and the will of the people. It's undemocratic and we're fighting to end it. #S1TownHall https://t.co/lsXw8cH99D
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) March 10, 2021
Sad! 