Tag: Gerrymandering

The Cheating Side of Redistricting - How Gerrymandering’s Packing, Cracking, and Diluting Voting Districts Rigs Our Electoral System

The Cheating Side of Redistricting – How Gerrymandering’s Packing, Cracking, and Diluting Voting Districts Rigs Our Electoral System

Brian is on holiday break, but we're reprising an explainer we did last summer on gerrymandering: By manipulating which voters are in a voting district, the party in power can rig the system to guarantee a win for that party. Ronald Reagan called it . . . the antidemocratic and un-American practice of gerrymandering . .
Joining the Mid-Decade Gerrymandering Arms Race, Two NH GOP Legislators Propose Bill to Redraw the State’s Congressional Maps in 2026

Joining the Mid-Decade Gerrymandering Arms Race, Two NH GOP Legislators Propose Bill to Redraw the State’s Congressional Maps in 2026

In 2022, New Hampshire Republican Governor Chris Sununu vetoed radically gerrymandered congressional districts, saying the map QUOTE, “Didn’t pass the smell test.”  Current GOP Governor Kelly Ayotte stated she’s not supportive of mid-decade redistricting, but two GOP legislators are proposing a 2026 bill anyway.