We can’t ‘ban gerrymandering’ if we don’t agree on what gerrymandering is
Democrats gerrymander just as much as Republicans, but Democrats claim their party has the moral high ground because, according to liberal journalists, Democrats have tried to “ban gerrymandering.”
TL;DR
- Democrats gerrymander to the same extent as Republicans.
- Democrats claim a moral advantage by asserting they have tried to "ban gerrymandering."
- A core problem with banning gerrymandering is the lack of a universally accepted definition.
- The Democrats' proposed "gerrymander ban" could require linking geographically distant black-majority precincts, which is a form of racial gerrymandering.
- This suggests Democrats may define racial gerrymandering narrowly, to exclude efforts that reduce minority representation.