Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Why your vote doesn't matter as much

If gerrymandering has been around for such a long time, why are its most extreme effects being felt only now?

Three reasons: Mapping. Connecting. Cultivating

Scientific gerrymandering, and the astute use of other advantages that accrue to incumbents, have resulted in an electoral sea wall around the House of Representatives that can withstand all but the most powerful political tsunamis.
USAToday
Tuesday, Oct. 17, 2006 by Ross K. Baker

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