Partisan Gerrymandering
Most House districts lopsidedly favor the Republican or Democratic candidate, and partisan gerrymandering is among the reasons. In redrawing election district boundaries after the census, state legislatures tend to configure them in ways designed to create safe Democratic or Republican districts.Do you think that state legislatures should do the redistricting?Or do you favor the system used by a few states where an independent bipartisan commission is in charge of drawing congressional district boundaries after each census? What is the basis of your preferred method?To receive full credit for this assignment your post must:Address the question above in a fully developed post (at least 300 words) Raise at least one interesting question for your classmates to answerReply to at least two of your classmates and answer their question (least 100 words)Remember to identify your sources. An in-text citation requires a parenthetical citation, for example: (Smith). Then, provide a formal citation at the end of your posting.
