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That's because historical gerrymandering was not as severe as now. Modern gerrymandering uses computer modeling to slice minorities as thinly as possible, creat
by cyberax 2y ago
That's because historical gerrymandering was not as severe as now. Modern gerrymandering uses computer modeling to slice minorities as thinly as possible, creating insurmountable barriers.
Here's a nice overview: https://medium.com/rantt/the-top-10-most-gerrymandered-states-in-america-bd962843ba1f https://medium.com/rantt/the-top-10-most-gerrymandered-state...
- cryptonector 2y agoGerrymandering is a word that comes to us from the early 19th century. Massachusetts has been famously gerrymandered for decades and decades.
- Jensson 2y agoBack then you had to be smart to figure out how to slice it, not today.
- vel0city 2y agoSure it's something that's been happening for a long time. But it's like comparing hand painting a picture to a modern graphics card rendering a scene 240 times a second and suggesting it's the same thing.
- rayiner 2y agoThe hell it wasn’t. The year Joe Biden took office in the Senate, Democrats won 10% more House seats than their share of the Congressional popular vote.