esc27 ,

Weird to see two long east to west districts when the state really does not have good roads running that direction and the two sides tend to be isolated from each other.

Pons_Aelius ,

Gerrymandering is good or bad, depending on wether it helps the party I vote for.

GrimSheeper ,

Don’t be obtuse. The original map deliberately favored Republicans. The new map is more fair than the original. A fair map “aids” Democrats when compared to an unfair map which is biased in the Republicans’ favor.

This is not the same as the Democrats “gerrymandering” in their favor.

Mongostein ,

It’s not gerrymandering if you use strictly geographic and neighbourhood boundaries to create areas that contain an equal number of people.

Dkarma ,

Typical Republican

Pons_Aelius ,

Anyone I disagree with must support the other side!

I am not American...

In my country all electoral boundaries are set by an independent body, the politicians have zero say in the matter.

Dkarma ,

Never said you were

sanguinepar ,
@sanguinepar@lemmy.world avatar

No, gerrymandering is always bad. This isn’t gerrymandering though.

Pons_Aelius , (edited )

Any place where the politicians decide their own electoral boundaries is gerrymandering in my opinion,

That was the case where I live, it changed to an independent body 25 years ago. The difference is night and day.

Before the change the conservatives held 66% of the state seats with only 39% of the vote. The conservatives were in power continuously for 30 years.

Shalakushka ,
@Shalakushka@kbin.social avatar

Good thing this was decided by the courts because the map chosen by Republican politicians disenfranchised people.

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