Post #1528972

2026-04-22 06:47 UTC

I&#39;ve yet to see one article on American partisan gerrymandering this election cycle that points out Democratic gains are made thru statewide referenda (CA and VA) ... Vs Republican gains that are done by state legislators without public votes. (Note: the Utah Dem gain is a court order overturning a GOP partisan map, again one without a public vote) #RepublicansHateDemocracy Here’s Where the National Fight Over Gerrymandered Maps Stands https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/21/us/elections/democrats-republicans-gerrymandering-maps.html

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@yacc143@mastodon.social 2026-04-22 08:59

@TCatInReality But that's because the democrats have been idiotic enough to protect "their" states from political gerrymandering so they generally require referenda to change that again, while the GOP always considered political gerrymandering inside their core brand identity.

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@samueljohnson@mstdn.social 2026-04-22 09:04

@TCatInReality Surely a distinction is needed between gerrymandering and mandergerrying.

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