Gerrymandering. Explain this to me like I am 10 years old.

[intrepidity]

23. I recently gained more understanding of the complexities of redistricting

The districts around here were being redrawn, so there were frequent articles in the local paper describing the process and the issues involved. There's no way I can go into all of the details here, but because it involved areas that I am very familiar with, it allowed me to see the process with much more appreciation.

For example, the districts encompassed urban cities, rural communities, farmland/vinyards, and the coast--plus cities and towns that were split up by district lines. They needed to redraw the lines to reflect the new census data.

Actully, here is a good, detailed description of the whole thing:

https://www.pressdemocrat.com/article/news/supervisors-request-more-redistricting-maps/

There are just so many factors involved, and I'm fairly confident that many R's don't think about much beyond the D-R implications--the example above is good because--being deep blue Sonoma--those concerns seemingly are moot.

It's a good read imho to understand how the process *should* work. And how, no matter what, somebody will be upset with the decision.