💬 Opinion 2d ago · Steven Greenhut

In Gerrymandering Fight, Democracy Is Losing

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In Gerrymandering Fight, Democracy Is Losing
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As Republicans and Democrats continue their mid-decade redistricting grudge match that could determine which party controls Congress after November, Americans may learn a truism about legislative elections. That is, voters don't really select the politicians who represent them. Politicians choose their voters, resulting in "skewed, unrepresentative maps where electoral outcomes are virtually guaranteed," as the Brennan Center explains.
The process has long been known as gerrymandering, named in

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