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In Pennsylvania, the Republican-dominated state legislature used gerrymandering to help defeat Democratic representative Frank Mascara. Mascara was elected to Congress in 1994. In 2002, the Republican Party altered the boundaries of his original district so much that he was pitted against fellow Democratic candidate John Murtha in the election ...
[citation needed] Incumbent politicians may look out more for their party's interests than for those of their constituents. [citation needed] Gerrymandering can affect campaign costs for district elections. If districts become increasingly stretched out, candidates may incur higher costs for transportation and campaign advertising across a ...
The efficiency gap was first devised by University of Chicago law professor Nicholas Stephanopoulos and political scientist Eric McGhee in 2014. [3] The metric has notably been used to quantitatively assess the effect of gerrymandering, the assigning of voters to electoral districts in such a way as to increase the number of districts won by one political party at the expense of another.
Li says gerrymandering doesn’t only give an outsized advantage to one party, it also eliminates competition. “There are only about 25 seats right now that are toss-ups of the 435 in the US House.
In an about-face last week, with a newly elected Republican majority, the North Carolina Supreme Court cleared the way for the Republican-controlled state legislature to further gerrymander its ...
Ohioans don't like gerrymandering, which is why both sides of the Issue 1 debate say they have a solution for it.
Money plays a huge role in congressional elections. [17] Since fundraising is vital, "members of Congress are forced to spend ever-increasing hours raising money for their re-election" and "campaign costs continue to skyrocket." [20] Nevertheless, the Supreme Court has treated campaign contributions as a free speech issue. [16]
Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said the U.S. Supreme Court would have the "last word" in the matter after the Wisconsin Supreme Court ordered new maps.