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Redistricting Is Gerrymandering. The Means to Its End Matter Most.

In an electoral arms race started by Trump, the voters have responded

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Slade Wentworth
Apr 22, 2026
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The word “redistricting” sounds technical and civic-minded, like something that happens in a conference room with graph paper and good intentions. Still, it means is that politicians draw the lines of their own districts — and when they do it strategically, for partisan advantage, outside the normal ten-year cycle that follows the census, it is a manipulation of the democratic process.

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