Republicans may not have enjoyed big victories like many expected in the 2022 midterm elections, but the predicted "red wave" did materialize in at least one critical arena: Southern state legislatures.
Our arcane districting process divides and polarizes us and has effectively extinguished competitive elections for most Americans. We urge Congress to adopt inclusive, multi-member districts with proportional representation.
Partisan gerrymandering has continued to skew maps in favor of Republicans, but both parties still have viable paths to win control of the House in future elections.
A radical and baseless legal theory could upend the country’s most essential democratic process.
An extreme embrace of the theory by the Supreme Court would hand legislatures power over every aspect of how federal elections are run, to the exclusion of not only state courts but also possibly other state actors like governors and election administrators.
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The GOP has so successfully rigged state elections in several key states through gerrymandering that even when Dems get more votes, Republicans win more seats. We need a 50-state democracy strategy to successfully counter the drive for autocratic minority rule.
Voter suppression, gerrymandering, and campaign finance loopholes have resulted in a decision at odds with the will of the people.
This map will significantly shake up Florida’s congressional delegation, as it virtually guarantees that Democrats will lose three of their House seats in Florida
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