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This is 2026 (thelemmy.club)
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[–] 8 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Gerrymandering dilutes both sides' votes by making smaller majorities and larger minorities to favor one side.

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  • [–] 7 points 4 months ago (7 children)

    well, no. "well done" gerrymandering dilutes only one side's votes, that is why republicans love it.

    notice the disproportionate results in top right corner. the votes literally went away...

    https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/DifferingApportionment.svg

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  • [–] 16 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    But it doesn't weaken only one side. They may have gotten rid of ONE Democratic district, but they severely WEAKENED THREE Republican districts. That's the kind of thing that can backfire badly in a bloodbath election.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I know red politicians in Texas are sweating because of their gerrymander. They used 2024 voting data including the insane upswing of Latinos who voted for him for whatever reason... Now new polling shows those aren't guaranteed votes anymore, they might even vote blue.

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    How is only one side diluted here? Out of five districts, there are two districts with a single yellow vote (diluted to half as much as proportional), and three with four blue votes (also diluted to 2/3 as much as proportional).

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