Gerrymandering is about to get even more chaotic

[DonViejo]

Stef W. Kight

The next round of congressional redistricting is shaping up to be a mess, beset by even more complications and lawsuits than usual.

Why it matters: This process will likely help Republicans pick up seats in the House in 2022. Beyond that, though, the pandemic and the Trump administration's handling of the Census have made this round of redistricting especially fraught — and states will be locked into the results for a decade.

Huge states with diversifying and expanding populations — including Texas, Florida and North Carolina — will likely feel some of the most significant impacts.

Census delays are a big part of the problem this year. The Census Bureau announced last week that it will not release the data states use to draw their legislative maps until the end of September — months later than the usual springtime release.

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https://www.axios.com/redistricting-chaos-delay-census-data-midterm-election-bbe8cd4d-388b-4eac-aff7-b10e901dcdad.html

[FakeNoose]

1. I think we need to throw the 2020 census out and start all over

The 2020 census was clearly mismanaged by the Chump administration - and for obvious reasons. Chump thought he and the GQP party would benefit from all the intentional mishandling. On top of that Covid came just in time to really mess things up.

Let's acknowledge that this was a disaster, throw it out and move on. The adults are here to fix things and we can have another census correctly done in 2022.

[TheRealNorth]

2. I was under the impression that gerrymandering might get better

With WI, MI, NC, and PA under divided government. No doubt there will be lawsuits though.

[Dem4Life1102]

3. Congress needs to pass a law that should require

All states to use a non-partisan commission to redraw the lines.