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It's worth pointing out that Maryland as a whole would probably score poorly on the metric they're using because of geography. There's no excuse for the 3rd Dis
by GeneralMayhem 12y ago
It's worth pointing out that Maryland as a whole would probably score poorly on the metric they're using because of geography. There's no excuse for the 3rd District, but because it's a small place with a lot of water, the other districts look worse than they are because of having to work around the coastline.
- refurb 12y agoI agree. The analysis seems weak. Population growth isn't uniform across the state, so why would districts be uniform? You'd constantly need to tweak each one to keep the same number in each. Unless you want to completely redraw all the districts each election. "In those six states, Republicans picked up about 11 more seats than you'd expect from simply looking at the parties' vote shares." The fact is, we don't decide representation based on state-wide vote share, so it's not a good proxy for "how it should be". Keep in mind, I'm not supporting the current districting process. It should be non-partisan and the folks getting elected should have no say in how they are drawn.
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