Redistricting Is A Deeply Political Process, With

In The House, Republican Prospects Have Been Buoyed By Several Successful Rounds Of Redistricting, Which Have Sharply Reduced The Number Of Competitive Seats And Given The Republicans A National Advantage Of At Least A Dozen Seats.

We Are Not Separate And Independent Entities, But Like Links In A Chain, And We Could Not By Any Means Be What We Are Without Those Who Went Before Us And Showed Us The Way.

Redistricting Is A Deeply Political Process, With Incumbents Actively Seeking To Minimize The Risk To Themselves (via Bipartisan Gerrymanders) Or To Gain Additional Seats For Their Party (via Partisan Gerrymanders).

With The Parties At Virtual Parity And The Ideological Gulf Between Them Never Greater, The Stakes Of Majority Control Of Congress Are Extremely High.

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