There won’t be many competitive districts left after this round of gerrymandering. https://t.co/X2stI15mWj
— FiveThirtyEight (@FiveThirtyEight) December 1, 2021
Interesting tidbit: Out of nearly 4,300 state legislative seats in 34 states, @CNalysis has just 575 of them ranked as remotely competitive (ranging from Likely D to Likely R).
— Charles Gaba 🇺🇦 (@charles_gaba) May 31, 2022
NEW @CityLab: Nearly 40% of Republican members of Congress in suburban districts are in competitive races this fall, @Richard_Florida & I write. Read more — and see how I categorized every district’s mix of rural/urban/suburban: https://t.co/CqQ0rqNKc9 pic.twitter.com/C2IOkDwDDb
— David H. Montgomery (@dhmontgomery) October 5, 2018
David Wasserman, Cook Political Report's redistricting expert, says the biggest casualty of gerrymandering is "competitive seats."
— CNN Newsroom (@CNNnewsroom) December 15, 2021
"That likely means that we're going to see more Marjorie Taylor Greenes or Donald Trump-style candidates elected from safe seats," Wasserman added. pic.twitter.com/d5D3feBZDN
Sad! 