Gerrymandering…

What do most congressional districts in the US have in common? They’re either reliably controlled by the Dems or the GOP (aka Good Ole Piranhas) because state legislatures have created them to be that way. This process is called gerrymandering.

To quote Wikipedia (warning: I can’t get rid of the links, but they probably don’t work!): “The word gerrymander (originally written Gerry-mander; a portmanteau of the name “Gerry” and “salamander”) was used for the first time in the Boston Gazette (not t...

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Published on March 22, 2021 03:25
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