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May 27, 2022
The Latest Act in New York’s Redistricting Circus Is a Killer
For national Democrats counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House, the latest electoral maps, which pit progressives against each other in several districts, are a real gut punch.
Ross Barkan
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May 6, 2022
New York’s Redistricting Chaos Is Now the Nation’s Problem
National Democrats were counting on the state’s redistricting to help hold the House. That’s now very much in doubt.
Ross Barkan
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March 2, 2022
Why Gerrymandering Keeps Me Up at Night
The power to redraw political lines for a decade is something that should concern anyone who cares about our democracy.
Christina M. Greer
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February 2, 2022
Will New York’s Redistricting Be Enough to Save the Democrats?
The state’s proposed maps could add at least three blue seats.
Ross Barkan
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October 7, 2021
NY State’s Redistricting Might Just Save Joe Biden’s Presidency
Though the state continues to lose population, in the zero-sum game of American politics subtraction could work in the Democrats’ favor next year.
Ross Barkan
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August 13, 2021
The Next Gerrymandering Nightmare Has Begun
With the release of 2020 Census data, GOP legislators will rush to draw new maps. If they get their way, they’re likely to flip the US House.
John Nichols
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July 13, 2019
Trump Wants to Use ‘Citizenship Data’ to Gerrymander Democracy
The Census won’t include a citizenship question, but a scheme to use citizenship data for redistricting threatens representation.
John Nichols
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July 9, 2019
The Census Is Not Just About Numbers, It’s About Empowerment
It is one of the deepest commitments of our Constitution and a radical tool for democratizing America.
John Nichols
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May 22, 2017
North Carolina Is Once Again Found Guilty of Discriminating Against Black Voters
The Supreme Court strikes down two of the state’s congressional districts as unconstitutional racial gerrymanders.
Ari Berman
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November 22, 2016
Federal Court Rejects Extreme Gerrymandering in Wisconsin
A panel of three federal judges determines that Republicans drew legislative-district lines that were “intended to burden the representational rights of Democratic voters.”
John Nichols