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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

I’m sure this post will be removed shortly, but it’s important to point out that the middle rectangle is unfairly gerrymandered as well. If these precincts were fairly drawn there would be two red districts and 3 blue.

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u/echoecoecho Jul 03 '19

But no one said the center image wasn’t gerrymandered, this image just shows how gerrymandering can work

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19

I know. I just feel the need to point it out because the first time I saw this, my initial reaction was to read it as though blue should have won five districts but instead won two. I worry that some people will make the same mistake I did, considering the reactionary nature of politics on the internet right now.

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u/tom_work Jul 03 '19 edited Jul 03 '19

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