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Cracked and Packed: A History of Gerrymandering

Sep 09, 202542 minEp. 181
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Episode description

After Texas's recent mid-decade partisan redistricting, representing a blatant power grab for the Republican Party undertaken at Trump's behest, I search for precedents and historical parallels and examine the history of gerrymandering in the US.

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Additional music, including "Remedy for Melancholy" is by Kai Engel, licensed under Creative Commons.


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