How Gerrymandering has backfired on its proponents.
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Dr. Shawn Donahue is a professor of Political Science at the University of Buffalo, where a primary part of his research focuses on redistricting, representation, partisan and racial gerrymandering as well as voting rights and campaign finance. In addition to his research, Dr. Donahue has had a decade of experience as a lawyer, including eight years as a prosecutor. Relevant to the subject of our interview, he submitted an amicus brief before the U.S. Supreme Court in an important 2019 case that dealt with issues of partisan gerrymandering in Wisconsin. He also contributed to a report that helped lead to a ruling that the Virginia U.S. House map was a racial gerrymander in 2016. And here is his personal website.
►The New York Times report mentioned in this interview.
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The bizarre cartoonish creature in this podcast's thumbnail image was printed in March 1812, representing state senate election district of South Essex created by the Massachusetts legislature to favor the Democratic-Republican Party. The word is a combination of Gov. Elbridge Gerry's last name and a monster-like salamander - hence, Gerrymander.
Attribution: By Elkanah Tisdale (1771-1835) (often falsely attributed to Gilbert Stuart)[1] - Originally published in the Boston Centinel, 1812., Public Domain.
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