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And end gerrymandering at the state level. Picking Michigan as I'm familiar with it, there's a ridiculous bias in the state legislature toward Republicans. Co
by MereInterest 4y ago
And end gerrymandering at the state level. Picking Michigan as I'm familiar with it, there's a ridiculous bias in the state legislature toward Republicans. Comparing the 2006 and 2010 state senate races is probably the best comparison. In 2006, the popular vote was 55% R and 45% D, with the reverse in 2010. In 2006, a 10% lead toward Republicans gave Republicans a 26 to 12 majority in the state senate. In 2010, a 10% lead toward Democrats gave Republicans a 21 to 17 majority in the state senate. These maps were found by a federal court to be illegally gerrymandered in 2019, but unfortunately, was overruled following similar cases at the Supreme Court[2][3] that year.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Michigan_Senate_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_Michigan_Senate_election
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Michigan_Senate_election https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Michigan_Senate_election
[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benisek_v._Lamone https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benisek_v._Lamone
[3] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rucho_v._Common_Cause https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rucho_v._Common_Cause