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fujiyamasan

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5. The big shift is redistricting in non census years
Thu Oct 16, 2025, 12:27 PM
Oct 2025

Gerrymandering is nothing new. The term itself goes back to 1812, but republicans have found another way to blatantly rig the system.

Sure, both parties have gerrymandered districts to favor them, but in recent years democratic states have been trying to make things relatively fair by appointing independent commissions. I see no similar push from republican states. Only the opposite, in fact.

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