Stephen Wolf @stephenwolf.bsky.social

That terrible conventional wisdom was a major reason why I chose to specialize in redistricting. Republicans gerrymandered half the districts and Democrats just one tenth! They won congressional/legislative majorities with fewer votes than Dems in MI, NC, NH, NY (coalition with IDC), OH, PA, & WI

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Paul Rosenberg @paulrosenberg.bsky.social [ View ] Jul 05, 2024 at 20:56 UTC

it's bad enough when it's Beltway CW. this was also coming from polisci folks who should have recognized the obvious & the need to update their priors.

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