I don’t approve of gerrymandering anywhere but aggressive Republican gerrymandering elsewhere means Democrats must fight back.
A reason Dems' new NY lines are likely to be upheld: the same rationale of "too close to the election to change the rules" SCOTUS applied in the Alabama stay could be applied by NY courts, b/c petitioning will already be underway. https://t.co/bXm0kvQk4p
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) February 10, 2022
1200 words from me on the proposed Democratic gerrymander in New Yorkâincluding whether it can pass and survive a court challenge: https://t.co/o1p5CXkbtB
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) January 31, 2022
This would single-handedly add 3 Dems and subtract 4 Reps from the House. https://t.co/fyCHB0JwrS
— Nathaniel Rakich (@baseballot) January 30, 2022
New York lawmakers draw redistricting map that boosts Democrats https://t.co/awHPIznStU
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) January 31, 2022
BREAKING: here is NY Dems' full congressional proposal, courtesy of @zach_solomon1. This is a 22D-4R gerrymander – and a pretty effective one. https://t.co/QleEKPMJy8 pic.twitter.com/yd7Iqx6DPh
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 30, 2022
Unlike Dems' Illinois gerrymander, which was thrown together pretty sloppily at the last minute, I can only find a few isolated places where this NY gerrymander "strands" Dem votes in GOP districts – and even then, we're talking fractions of points.
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) January 30, 2022
It's a brutal map for Rs.
Sad! 
Gerrymandering is CHEATING!! These politicians teach their children not to cheat, punish them if they do and here they are themselves cheating. Shame on our politicians, all of them who cheat and even more so, those who do so at the expense of the voters. Example New York (applies to all gerrymandering states): In new York with the new redistricting “Your vote counts” no longer applies to a registered Republican. So, it is actually useless for a Republican in New York to vote, these votes no longer count, they have been rendered useless. I say this for any state who redistricts who stack the cards in their favor. Talk about voters rights? They are all hypocrites in that regard. As for the Impartial Commission, FIRE them all and get people in there who can truly be impartial and fair to the voters, not the politicians.
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