Gerrymandering

Attanasio said that the first time he heard the word gerrymandering was in seventh grade in Schenectady, N.Y. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Add to that his last name, Gerry, and the term "gerrymandering" was born. ❋ Unknown (2011)

In these days of super-precise computer mapping, the gerrymandering is getting completely out of control. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The issue of partisanship aside, gerrymandering is offensive on its own. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The problem with gerrymandering is not the general election. ❋ Unknown (2009)

People sometimes suggest that gerrymandering is the culprit, but political science disagrees. ❋ Unknown (2010)

This sort of partisan gerrymandering is the exact reason Congress is in the hole it is in. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If gerrymandering is responsible for the increase in party discipline, then it would be responsible for the kind of polarization described above. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I happen to be a fan of proportional representation, but that it gets rid of gerrymandering is a pretty poor argument for it. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Here in Southern Oregon, gerrymandering is the rule, rather than the exception. ❋ Unknown (2008)

So gerrymandering is ok when one side does it, but not the other? ❋ Unknown (2007)

That's why gerrymandering is more important then anything you believe. ❋ Unknown (2006)

The problem with gerrymandering is defining some neutral criteria for drawing districts. ❋ Unknown (2006)

Presumably, the purpose of gerrymandering is to create districts in which the votes of Democrats (in this case) are maximally effective while the votes of Republicans are discounted. ❋ David (2005)

Yeah … gerrymandering is illegal, and all, but its kinda hard to enforce. ❋ Unknown (2005)

This isn’t intended as a derail — the point you’ve made about gerrymandering is excellant. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Whatever the argument, gerrymandering is bad and detrimental to representation and ought be eliminated in favour of professional, non-partisan electoral boundary commissions that favour geographical contiguity and coherence, like the way it’s done in most of the developed world. superdestroyer Says: ❋ Unknown (2009)

That is because the laws as they are currently written facilitate and institutionalize gerrymandering, which is the chief reason why many good government groups believe that the redistricting process will ultimately have to be reformed through amending the State Constitution. ❋ Morgan Pehme (2011)