
What’s So Bad about Gerrymandering (and What the Heck Is It)?
Political maps are “gerrymandered” if they increase one party’s advantage or provide “incumbent protection.” And the boundary lines look strange.
Greg Guma (https://substack.com/@mavmedia)
Most people know that more than 50 Texas Democratic lawmakers recently relocated — some say “fled” — to Illinois to prevent the Texas legislature from achieving quorum and passing laws. It was also hard to avoid hearing about Governor Greg Abbott’s response to that — threats to call “special session after special session after special session” on a redistricting bill.