• chaogomu@lemmy.world
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    16 hours ago

    The thing about a gerrymander is that it can backfire, you’re diluting votes of both your opponents and your supporters. If you get the ratios wrong, or say, lose a lot of support from the less committed side of your base, then the gerrymandered district goes to the opposition.