Jackie Gardina on Nostr: The current #GOP dysfunction in the #House is what happens when you #gerrymander ...

The current #GOP dysfunction in the #House is what happens when you #gerrymander extreme districts. In 1996, Karl Rove wrote an oped in the WSJ proclaiming that “he who controls redistricting controls Congress.” Well, jokes on him (and everyone else).

Unfortunately, the #GOP was successful in targeting statehouses, controlling redistricting, and suppressing the #vote with a lot of help from #SCOTUS. And here we are.

#democracy #uspolitics #uspols

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