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> In fact, Delaney himself was "first elected in a gerrymandered district created specifically for him," according to @mobilefriendly's linked sources. I fail
by anarazel 9y ago
> In fact, Delaney himself was "first elected in a gerrymandered district created specifically for him," according to @mobilefriendly's linked sources.
I fail to see how that's an argument for anything. Unless maybe, if you want to argue that Delaney is voting against his personal interest.
> Gerrymandering is generally not that big of a deal and cracking down on it doesn't solve much, as populations are naturally segmented[1].
> [1] https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/01/ca.. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-fix/wp/2016/12/01/ca....
That primarily seems to be an argument for it not being that a huge issue in CA. Or maybe that the mechanisms for redistricting weren't great in CA.
Given that a significant numbers of states have houses with significantly different party percentages than the popular vote suggests, this is a hard to understand argument.