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Originally posted by Secret_Agent_Man
gerrymandering . . . has strengthened the control of the party with the majority of the seats in Congress?
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Since redistricting's done at a state level, I don't entirely buy your hypothesis. The GOP has more power in more states and therefore is able to have greater sway in teh redistricting in more states. But it's not like they can get 100% GOP simply by redistricting. You still need republican voters to have republican districts. I think to demonstrate your point, you'd need to show something like that in contested elections, democrats are elected by much greater margins than are republicans, which would suggest that repubs have successfully concentrated all of the democrats into a few districts while spreading the repubs. just right to ensure likely electoral success. good luck showing that.
