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‘What more could the governor do?’: Illinois lawmakers doubt state’s districts could be more gerrymandered
While Gov. JB Pritzker last week repeatedly said he and his allies in the General Assembly might pursue gerrymandering ...
No good guys in political gerrymandering — just winners and losers
Whether it’s Texas Republicans seeking to gerrymander congressional boundaries or Illinois Democrats preserving their control ...
The Pantagraph14hOpinion
Rich Miller: Illinois redistricting unlikely amid renewed attention to gerrymandering
Texas Republicans currently hold 66% of that state’s 35 congressional seats. The remap could allow Texas Republicans to pick ...
Politics without shame: Gerrymandering makes hypocrisy a political punch line
Former diplomat and Democratic senator Adlai Stevenson once remarked that “a hypocrite is the kind of politician who would ...
What is gerrymandering, and what do Illinois' congressional districts look like?
Illinois officials’ criticisms of Texas lawmakers gerrymandering maps are drawing accusations of hypocrisy, but what is ...
Independent Journal Review3dOpinion
Liberal Media Dutifully Ignoring Illinois’ Blatant Gerrymandering Hypocrisy
Major legacy media outlets are overlooking the inconvenient truth about partisan gerrymandering in Illinois while Texas House ...
How gerrymandering has reshaped the political map for red and blue states
The practice was first identified and coined in 1812 when Massachusetts Gov. Elbridge Gerry signed a bill that redrew the ...
Analysis: This isn’t the first U.S. gerrymandering battle — not by a long shot
Seven historical details to put the current gerrymandering conflict into more context as a 212-year-old political strategy.