Gerrymandering isn’t possible with presidential races. And he won by 86 electoral college votes, including all of the states people were looking at as possible swing states. That’s why everyone is saying he won a landslide.
The fact that he won despite being a literal convicted criminal and despite having previously shown himself to be one of, if not the worst president in history, says a huge amount about Americans’ willingness to accept fascism. People are right to be troubled by this.
Gerrymandering doesn’t directly affect presidential races, but it does affect them. States that were gerrymandered to Republican super majorities created rules to make voting harder for lots of democratic areas. They limited ballot access and purged voter roles in blue areas. It also affects the electoral college. As part of all the other tactics, it all made a difference.
Interesting in theory, so thanks for sharing. But in practice, not going to matter. It would require a third party to win in at least one state before the EC can fail to reach a majority.
Gerrymandering isn’t possible with presidential races. And he won by 86 electoral college votes, including all of the states people were looking at as possible swing states. That’s why everyone is saying he won a landslide.
The fact that he won despite being a literal convicted criminal and despite having previously shown himself to be one of, if not the worst president in history, says a huge amount about Americans’ willingness to accept fascism. People are right to be troubled by this.
Gerrymandering doesn’t directly affect presidential races, but it does affect them. States that were gerrymandered to Republican super majorities created rules to make voting harder for lots of democratic areas. They limited ballot access and purged voter roles in blue areas. It also affects the electoral college. As part of all the other tactics, it all made a difference.
To drive home that point even further
Source: NY Times
https://blogs.lse.ac.uk/usappblog/2024/11/04/how-gerrymandering-could-help-deliver-the-presidency-to-donald-trump/
Technically you can. But there’s more to it than simply drawing up districts to influence the Electoral College.
Interesting in theory, so thanks for sharing. But in practice, not going to matter. It would require a third party to win in at least one state before the EC can fail to reach a majority.