The Real Victims of Gerrymandering: Independent Voters

The political parties are currently at war over redistricting. Red states are shaping district maps to become redder. Blue states are entrenching themselves more deeply blue. Legislators, party operatives, and lawyers are battling over the lines. The conversation largely revolves around control of Congress, and which political party will come out on top; however, there is an overlooked category of citizens in this process – political independents.
A staggering 45% of Americans identify as political independents, yet, due to the electoral systems in the United States and the dominance of the…
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