Obama warns of a 'decade of unfair, partisan gerrymandering' in call to look at down-ballot races
Former President Obama urged voters to pay attention to down-ballot races in the November election in a video for NowThis News released Thursday.
The former president highlighted the role state lawmakers elected in 2020 will play in redistricting, saying, "In this election, the state leaders we elect will help redraw electoral districts all across the country."
Obama went on to highlight the maps redrawn following state-level GOP victories in 2010 and their effect on his priorities as president, such as gun and immigration reforms.
The maps drawn after 2020, he says, will stand for 10 years
that could mean a decade of fairly drawn districts where folks have an equal voice in their government, or it could mean a decade of unfair, partisan gerrymandering."
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/518057-obama-warns-of-a-decade-of-unfair-partisan-gerrymandering-in-call-to-look