[int_19h]

You actually give an example to reinforce my point. Austin has to be gerrymandered, because it is already so blue - if it weren't, they wouldn't bother. Gerrymandering is moving the goalpost (of what it takes to get political representation), but as a technique, it has a limited range. At some point the supermajority is sufficiently super that no amount of fooling around can suppress it.

[jonathankoren]

My point is that things don't change fast. Multigenerationally, sure. Fast? No. Not even close.

[int_19h]

I don't know. NC already changed fast enough that I would hesitate to call it multi-generational.

[jonathankoren]

HB2 says otherwise.

[int_19h]

HB2 is only one piece of the puzzle. The state did vote for Obama in 2008, and presidential elections are a big part of political representation, too (in fact, the 2016 one may well even take care of HB2 in a roundabout way, via SCOTUS).