Siobhan Roberts in the New York Times:
“Today I would say the whole world should be paying particular attention to this class of problem, which I’ll call the problem of democracy,” she noted in her preamble.
Dr. Duchin defines partisan gerrymandering as follows: The party in control draws district lines to get more representation and advance an agenda. It is sometimes described as politicians choosing voters, rather than voters choosing politicians; Dr. Duchin agreed with that characterization.
This summer she was preoccupied — overwhelmed, in fact — with what she called “the nuclear redistricting wars.” She serves as an expert in the Texas redistricting lawsuit, which challenges a congressional map aggressively redrawn in favor of Republicans.
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