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How Michigan Turned Blue in '22--by ending gerrymandering
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<blockquote data-quote="FenderTL5" data-source="post: 76996721" data-attributes="member: 388072"><p>You're welcome.</p><p>The 1st example of "fair" is unrealistic to the point of utopian. Every GOP voter would be represented by a Republican and every democratic voter represented by a democrat. That will never happen.</p><p>The 2nd example is both fair and realistic.</p><p></p><p>What has happend in my state is more akin to gerrymandered example 1. There are more republicans in the state, this is reflected in votes for statewide office. The split is more 60/30, yet the congressional districts are drawn <a href="https://wpln.org/post/republican-led-redistricting-effort-passes-congressional-map-splicing-davidson-into-three-districts/" target="_blank">8 to 1</a>. </p><p>I live in the SW corner of Nashville/Davidson County. My representative, as of Tuesday's election, is from rural Maury County. My nieghbor, literally across the street, is now represented by someone else from a rural county outside of Nashville to the NW. Those living in the city have no representation at the federal level as of Tuesday. If the districts were drawn fairly, Nashville and Memphis would have at least one democrat representing them, with a couple more competitve districts nearby. Chatanooga and Knoxville would be near 50/50 toss up districts.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="FenderTL5, post: 76996721, member: 388072"] You're welcome. The 1st example of "fair" is unrealistic to the point of utopian. Every GOP voter would be represented by a Republican and every democratic voter represented by a democrat. That will never happen. The 2nd example is both fair and realistic. What has happend in my state is more akin to gerrymandered example 1. There are more republicans in the state, this is reflected in votes for statewide office. The split is more 60/30, yet the congressional districts are drawn [URL='https://wpln.org/post/republican-led-redistricting-effort-passes-congressional-map-splicing-davidson-into-three-districts/']8 to 1[/URL]. I live in the SW corner of Nashville/Davidson County. My representative, as of Tuesday's election, is from rural Maury County. My nieghbor, literally across the street, is now represented by someone else from a rural county outside of Nashville to the NW. Those living in the city have no representation at the federal level as of Tuesday. If the districts were drawn fairly, Nashville and Memphis would have at least one democrat representing them, with a couple more competitve districts nearby. Chatanooga and Knoxville would be near 50/50 toss up districts. [/QUOTE]
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