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[+] -12 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Gerrymandering makes no difference for Governor and presidential elections.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    Ya sure 'bout that.

    Gerrymandering artificially shifts the political lines and, pushed far enough, it can have a domino effect even on elections not directly determined by district lines. Mostly because the new people in power will immediately begin messing with election laws or putting voting pressure on the people they "represent" in a bid to hang on to that power. Gerrymandering tips the balances, and when it tips too far for too long . . .

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  • [–] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

    I see this "gerrymandering doesn't impact X" from so many Americans. It's a profoundly ignorant reductionist perspective, like they're incapable of understanding cause and effect on even the most basic level.

    It's a hallmark of conservative narcissism, where they display zero empathy about anything unless it impacts them personally. It's as though they're incapable of imagination; of learning from any experience or perspective but their own.

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