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Gerrymandering
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35 States at Risk of “Rigged” Districts Due to Gerrymandering, Report Finds
The report finds that a wide swath of the South is at risk of “extreme” partisan gerrymandering.
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Texas GOP Moves to “Gerrymander” State Courts After Democratic Judicial Wins
The GOP effort comes just months after Democratic judges swept appellate races in five of the state's 14 districts.
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Marjorie Taylor Greene’s Election Shows the Danger of Partisan Gerrymandering
Georgia and other Southern states will see more extreme gerrymandering unless democratic reforms are adopted.
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50 House Democrats Back Resolution to Remove Marjorie Taylor Greene From Office
Greene has a history of racist, anti-Muslim and antisemitic comments, and has called for violence against Democrats.
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Ro Khanna Warns Democrats Against Restricting Eligibility for COVID Checks
Khanna argues this approach would fuel the widespread view that the government doesn't care about the middle class.
![Organizations and individuals gather outside the Supreme Court to protest the manipulation of district lines as a police officer watches on March 26, 2019.](https://truthout.org/app/uploads/2020/12/2021_0101-Gerrymandering-400x300.jpg)
As Lawmakers Prepare to Draw New District Lines, GOP Has the Advantage
Fresh off the 2020 election, GOP lawmakers will be empowered to further slice up their states to aid their party.
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Our Democracy Is Still in Danger Even With Trump Ousted
The Trump era has both highlighted and exacerbated the reality that our democracy may be less secure than we think.
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Republicans Won Key Races in 2020 Granting Them Far More Power to Gerrymander
Democrats will have to rely on the courts and grassroots movements to push back on Republican redistricting.
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Republicans Have Held On to Enough Power to Influence Future Elections
The results of state legislative elections put Republicans in place to be the long-term winners of the election of 2020.
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Trump’s Claims of Widespread Voter Fraud Are Flat-Out Conspiracy Theory
The real threat to the integrity of this election comes from Trump’s attempts to stop every vote from being counted.