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Fri Aug 26, 2022, 01:52 PM Aug 2022

Partisan Gerrymandering Actually Peaked In 2012

Partisan Gerrymandering Actually Peaked In 2012

August 26, 2022 at 12:00 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 17 Comments

https://politicalwire.com/2022/08/26/partisan-gerrymandering-actually-peaked-in-2012/

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Sam Wang: “From press coverage, you might think that partisan gerrymandering is the worst it’s ever been. But a look at the data suggests that at a federal level, the problem is actually getting better – enough to make a difference in Congress.”

“All that coverage tends to overlook the gains that reformers have made in the last decade at the level of individual states.”

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Partisan Gerrymandering Actually Peaked In 2012 (Original Post) applegrove Aug 2022 OP
Yes, GOP gains due to Obama's presidency. Karadeniz Aug 2022 #1
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