The three seats nabbed by the GOP in a mid-decade gerrymander of North Carolina look like they will be the difference-maker. First the math: As of Thanksgiving weekend, the Associated Press has ...

Whitford, a case challenging Wisconsin’s legislative district lines as an unconstitutional Republican gerrymander. It’s attracted attention because many high-minded commentators have blamed ...

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The term “gerrymander” derives from the lampooning of Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry for approving a redrawn electoral district in 1812 with an unnaturally contorted boundary that ...