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NorthImpossible8906 t1_j97sivm wrote
and stealing elections through gerrymandering is a fundamental platform of the republican party.
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TickleMeFlynn t1_j97r6fj wrote
A lot of 5 year olds understood this! Fantastic.
berael t1_j97u63u wrote
Congratulations! You are the 127,254,843rd person to make this remark and think they're clever.
Meanwhile:
>"4. Explain for laypeople (but not actual 5-year-olds)"
TickleMeFlynn t1_j97w0u7 wrote
Good bot.
GrayKitty98 t1_j97s70s wrote
When a political group specifically draws the voting districts to benefit themselves more than the other group(s), instead of drawing it to correctly represent the people living there.
redditor1101 t1_j97s6ba wrote
Gerrymandering is when political representatives redraw districts so they can pick their own voters
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berael t1_j97ptj7 wrote
"The political manipulation of electoral district boundaries with the intent to create undue advantage for a party, group, or socioeconomic class within the constituency."