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Johnny2X2X

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1. You can only jerrymander so much

Reply to Marius25 (Original post)

Fri Aug 13, 2021, 01:49 PM

Aug 2021

Plus this census data they have to use for districting comes with some uncertainty built in to make jerrymandering harder.

It's all doom and gloom, but there are several states with independent commission for district lines now that will un jerrymander the states.

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Redistricting Issues [View all] Marius25 Aug 2021 OP

You can only jerrymander so much Johnny2X2X Aug 2021 #1

If we don't Gerrymander, we are unilaterally disarming. lagomorph777 Aug 2021 #2

Voters like independent groups doing the redistricting jimfields33 Aug 2021 #3

NY uses a commission for redistricting FBaggins Aug 2021 #4