US EditionRepublicans Test the Limits of Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression
Republican strategies rely on low turnout and census data but risk electoral losses if voter behavior shifts or suppression efforts backfire, experts warn.
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This red state race will tell us if a blue wave is coming
Backing for Republican favorite Matt Van Epps and Democratic nominee Rep. Aftyn Behn is kicking into high gear in the special election for Tennessee’s Seventh Congressional District seat, as the Cook Political Report sees a shift in the political landscape.The independent, nonpartisan group moved the district to “lean Republican” from “solid Republican” this week, mainly because of an 75 percent decrease in GOP turnout. Democrats, in contrast, a…
Republicans Test the Limits of Gerrymandering and Voter Suppression
The math is tricky, but Republican gerrymandering (the political manipulation of electoral district boundaries to benefit a party, group or socioeconomic class within the constituency) in the US Congress could be setting Republicans up for an electoral catastrophe. Assuming they cannot perform sufficient, effective and non-counterproductive vote suppression, there is a risk with extreme gerrymandering (apart from the ethical issues) that you mig…
President Donald Trump pressured Republicans to redraw congressional district boundaries in their states, sparking a wave of gerrymandering in both Republican and Democratic states.
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