Americans mobilized and fought so hard for this democracy in 2018 that they saw the highest voter turnout rate for the midterm elections since 1914.170 That tsunami of voters had an impact that hit the blue states, as well. The New York state legislature finally had a majority that passed landmark voting rights legislation.171 When a cabal of New Jersey Democrats tried to sneak through legislation for extreme partisan gerrymandering, other Democrats and progressive activists beat it down. They were clear: Democracy and extreme partisan gerrymandering are incompatible.
