Monthly Archives: December 2013

Keystone State Gerrymandering

Posted on December 23, 2013 by NoahKennedy

Really funny example I ran across this morning: take a look at this Keystone Politics post from last week. The writer lifts Pennsylvania’s State Senator Daylin Leach‘s Facebook page entry on a real-world experiment Leach made about redistricting. (I confirmed with … Continue reading →

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Listen to me on KGO Radio this evening with Pat Thurston

Posted on December 8, 2013 by NoahKennedy

Hands-Off Redistricting gets a spot on San Francisco-based KGO AM 810 tonight at 6pm Pacific time. Join me with host Pat Thurston for a discussion of gerrymandering and what to do about it. Call in and give me flack or add … Continue reading →

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LLoyd Doggett and the Winnebago District

Posted on December 8, 2013 by NoahKennedy

In a recent post I related the four primary tools in the gerrymanderer’s toolkit, as defined in an informative Propublica piece: Kidnapping, Cracking, Packing and Hijacking. Astonishingly, all four of these tactics have been employed against a single congressman, Lloyd … Continue reading →

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