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by germinalphrase 2547 days ago
Probably because gerrymandering has been used to reduce the relative impact of black votes on election outcomes.
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GeekyBear 2547 days ago
Racial gerrymandering has long been held to be illegal.

Partisan gerrymandering has not.

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threatofrain 2547 days ago
But do partisan issues exist orthogonally to race? In other words, is government and politics race-blind?
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