That is to say, racial gerrymandering is designed to create an all-white power structure virtually impervious to the rights, claims, and public policy needs of minorities. Partisan gerrymandering, on the other hand, supposedly eschews race altogether for party affiliation and seeks to ensconce in power, regardless of the vote count, a particular party’s candidates while eliminating the competition (and constituents) from having any real say in the development and implementation of laws and public policy. As a result, partisan gerrymandering has “designed wombs for [its] team and tombs for the
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