"but it does not give some people a systematic advantage in the primary elections." Gerrymandering can be used for many reasons. Generally you're correct it's

"but it does not give some people a systematic advantage in the primary elections." Gerrymandering can be used for many reasons. Generally you're correct it's used to maximize general election seats. It can and has been used to make districts even ________-er though and it has been used for other reasons such as to force two incumbents from the ________ party to run against each other.