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Instead of allowing gerrymandering, I think that those tiny New England states should be forced to consolidate into one decent sized state, thus getting rid of a number of commie dem senators. Maryland and Delaware should be combined and joined with New Jersey or Pennsylvania.
I really wish all districts were quadrilateral.
Start in the western part of each state and start moving a line east. When it has enclosed sufficient people, call it a district. If you need to fine tune, draw an additional line in the northern part of the state and start moving it south in order to subdivide a quadrilateral into an appropriate number of voters. No nudging. No nuances. It should be mathematical and not *ahem* “fancy”.
Gerrymandering is cheating and it always has been.
I’m a huge Howie Carr fan. Here in Massachusetts, we are only represented by Democrats because the Republicans only offered opponents in two of the nine Congressional Districts. That left seven reps to sail back in, including Pressley and Clark.
On the other hand, four Congressional Districts are indeed Gerrymandered to have large tracts in the City of Boston, giving the Democrat candidate a 70-30 headstart if the race was even opposed.
I think we need to take a look at the State Committee and start by making changes there..
The House needs to be expanded to 1,500 seats. The idea of one person representing 800,000 constituents is becoming more and more ludicrous.
Democrat/Communists don’t like it when Republicans play their games ... political games Democrat/Communists have played for decades.
FWIW -
Hate on the sponsors of the site if you want, but there’s a pretty good tool where you can attempt to draw your own maps here: https://districtr.org/
It’s a bit wonky to use, but you can quickly see the problem...
Districts MUST be contiguous. Within a state apportionment, districts MUST be roughly equal in population.
MA is impossible. CT is nearly impossible. Maine? The lines are about as good they’re gonna get (and with Golden not running? The GOP should pick up a seat). NH? Unless you want to give up totally on one of the two seats, you can draw a really squiggly 3/4 donut to max your chances in one (and totally give up the other) but the current split makes both seats competitive.
Reality is reality.