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Wisconsin Picks New Legislative Maps That Would End Years of GOP Gerrymandering (www.propublica.org)

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[-] Atom@lemmy.world 57 points 8 months ago

"The GOP is still expected to retain majorities in both chambers, though the party’s advantage would likely be slimmer than the absolute authority it now commands, particularly in the Senate. Currently, the GOP has a supermajority in the Senate and a near supermajority in the Assembly."

So in a state were the D/R ratio is 42%\42% they are still getting maps biased in their direction, just not as much as they had before.

[-] Candelestine@lemmy.world 29 points 8 months ago

Yeah, the new maps are still gerrymandered, just to a more "traditional" degree.

[-] lolcatnip@reddthat.com 10 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Reminds me of when I was in high school and they taught us about the spoils system in the early 20th century (mostly with Democrats, the Republicans of the time). Even at that young age, it occurred to me to be a little indignant because it's not a system; it's just normalized corruption!

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