"Using rejected maps in the four states…was likely to hand Republicans five to seven House seats that they otherwise would not have won." https://t.co/TxSnI9nrkZ
— Jennifer Mascia (@JenniferMascia) August 8, 2022
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— David Pepper (@DavidPepper) July 19, 2022
Why the GOP is willing to break the law to gerrymander, in 3 quick slides:
1) it allows them to maintain control of the heart of power in states (statehouses) and the US House even when they are in the minority in those states (all 4 of these states were blue in ‘12)
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It looks like this decade’s redistricting battles ended in a draw. We break down what that means for each party’s paths to win control of the House in future elections: https://t.co/vQb80Wy2Sw
— Brennan Center (@BrennanCenter) August 6, 2022
I sound like a broken record but redistricting affects *everything*– every issue you're concerned about has, can or will be touched by redistricting.
— Dianne Gallagher (@DianneG) July 25, 2022
Here's a cool @cnn interactive showing how new congressional maps shift voting power in every statehttps://t.co/YjpvQEtdIZ
There are 22 majority-Black districts in the current Congress. Next year, there will be as few as nine. https://t.co/5qVh65Gv2l
— Philip Gourevitch (@PGourevitch) July 20, 2022
Gerrymander U.S.A.: "They shore up their strongholds and help eliminate any meaningful electoral competition. It’s the opposite of how representative democracy is supposed to work." Nicely done. https://t.co/YIiSlMjux9
— Dan Froomkin/PressWatchers.org ☮️ (@froomkin) July 13, 2022