Of course both parties do it. Congressional gerrymandering was happening even before Congress existed. The modern GOP looks like the bad guys at the moment because they’re better at it. The GOP got serious about making data-driven redistricting choices in 2010 (project REDMAP) and gained a big advantage in the electoral arms race. The Democrats are playing catch-up. Someday the pendulum will swing and the parties will be in opposite situations.
I’m not trying to say that it doesn’t happen on the other side either. The thing that has me feeling this way is because they paint what I interpreted as legitimate examples of partisanship in the same way they discussed lawsuits for political enfranchisement. It’s more of an undertone for discussing it as political strategy instead of justice
Of course both parties do it. Congressional gerrymandering was happening even before Congress existed. The modern GOP looks like the bad guys at the moment because they’re better at it. The GOP got serious about making data-driven redistricting choices in 2010 (project REDMAP) and gained a big advantage in the electoral arms race. The Democrats are playing catch-up. Someday the pendulum will swing and the parties will be in opposite situations.
I’m not trying to say that it doesn’t happen on the other side either. The thing that has me feeling this way is because they paint what I interpreted as legitimate examples of partisanship in the same way they discussed lawsuits for political enfranchisement. It’s more of an undertone for discussing it as political strategy instead of justice