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Robert-Connorson OP t1_iuiecy2 wrote

Reply to comment by eloel- in eli5 What is gerrymandering? by Robert-Connorson

Ohh. I’m starting to get it now. Thank you.

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bulksalty t1_iuiolfl wrote

There's a very nice browser game where you need to redistrict with specific goals to show how districts can be made and gerrymandered.

The name comes from a governor (perhaps of Massachusetts) named Gerry who drew a district that looked somewhat like a salamander (the creature was quickly named a 'Gerrymander'.

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