Matthew Yglesias

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Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias

When Thompson first entered congress in the 1990s there were lots of “gettable” conservative white voters left in the rural South, so packing Black voters into VRA-compliant districts improved descriptive representation for African-Americans but also helped Republicans win seats. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 6, 2021 Hibernated

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I think it is worth saying that Rep Thompson’s concerns about a tradeoff between majority-minority districts and proportional fairness to Democrats reflects an outdated view of the electoral landscape in the South and his mind should be at ease. — PolitiTweet.org

Separately, @mattyglesias has written a critique of the bill today. When I asked about redistricting I was told th… https://t.co/Ut3jFPWUcq

Posted April 6, 2021 Hibernated

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That’s not what today’s southern electorate looks like and the tradeoff has gone away. Compare @Redistrict’s optimal Dem gerrymander of Alabama to his “maximize minority representation” gerrymander of Alabama. https://t.co/ujzxySyMht — PolitiTweet.org

Posted April 6, 2021 Hibernated