Dave Wasserman

@Redistrict ↗

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Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

I think a lot of academics have been looking at this backwards: the truth is, polarization contributes more to gerrymandering than gerrymandering contributes to polarization. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 25, 2021

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Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

My tweet wasn’t meant to be taken literally (in fact, gerrymandering is a pretty tiny contributor to polarization); it was meant to convey that the members w/ the most incentive to be bipartisan are disproportionately vulnerable to adverse gerrymanders. — PolitiTweet.org

"Gerrymandering caused polarization" is the Zombie Myth to End All Zombie Myths. There is no silver bullet, holy wa… https://t.co/RMUCIejmOj

Posted Aug. 25, 2021

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Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

The extreme geographic polarization of the electorate, combined w/ historic levels of straight-ticket voting, make redistricting virtually existential for the parties - which is why upcoming fights over maps are going to make 2021 fights over voting laws look like child's play. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Aug. 26, 2021