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Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@mattyglesias Actually, it's not. It's a consequence of the partisan distribution of voters. — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
Here's the "proof" of mathematical impossibility, for those still confused by this riddle: To draw 6/8 D+7 distric… https://t.co/YgkCHo6eHK — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
Answer: It's easy to draw the GOP gerrymander, but the inverse Dem gerrymander isn't just hard - it's mathematicall… https://t.co/0CRu2wm1A0
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
Nice try, but actually it would still be mathematically impossible, unless there were to be wide partisan variance… https://t.co/qcXVBiePLS — PolitiTweet.org
David Gordon @davidagordon9
@mattyglesias It’s precincts. Basically if you can’t split precincts, than each precinct acts as a package of voter… https://t.co/nUq5vaczrC
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ElectProject Fine, go ahead — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@_justinlevitt_ @ElectProject The solution, then, might be to calculate the difference between the extreme map and… https://t.co/9mwTdRy8JM — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@Doctor_MPhD @mattyglesias If you can do it, I've still got $7,000. — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ElectProject Btw, I'm still willing to pay $7,000 for the map if you have verifiable election results at the sub-precinct level. — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ElectProject I don't disagree on that. "Possible" is not the same as "what would likely emerge from a partisan-blind process" — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ElectProject Within the bounds of what was possible, sure. But in PA, the median simulated map will always be to t… https://t.co/yJ1WRQYxn1 — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ruthgreenwood @ElectProject I don't have a problem w/ anyone arguing for the maps they think are #FairMaps. But in… https://t.co/Ncq8VYADft — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ElectProject Ward/precinct splitting doesn't even come close to explaining the partisan asymmetry of WI's politica… https://t.co/fGoEtclBaV — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ElectProject Twisting my "prediction" into evidence I declared the PA court "couldn't" adopt the plan you think is… https://t.co/nLuD0RyWR1 — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ElectProject Oh yeah? How many census blocks are split in the current WI GOP gerrymander? — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@ElectProject Um, I never said anything of the sort. #strawman — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
Ha. This is 100% untrue. I didn't care at all about compactness in this challenge. Go ahead, divide Madison & Milwa… https://t.co/gvUdWGnN6T — PolitiTweet.org
Michael McDonald @ElectProject
First, @redistrict sets up compactness as a false constraint. The state constitution requires compactness for state… https://t.co/7Qo5Y1Ggec
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@JoeAKendrick @mattyglesias Not true — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
You're not alone. Even a few well-known academics in the redistricting field have a hard time wrapping their heads… https://t.co/OpYElyPE5L — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
Nice work. Very close. If you ever find yourself in DC, I'll be happy to buy lunch - can't promise a $7,000 lunch,… https://t.co/Q1cyHtqGRD — PolitiTweet.org
Nic Nevins @NicolasNevins
@Redistrict Okay, so I don't think it's possible to create 6 districts that are exactly D+7, but I was able to crea… https://t.co/HIykT2a80d
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@PoliticsWolf The irony: under your nonpartisan map, Rs would have had a great shot to win 6/8 seats in '16, which… https://t.co/27SsVVqJSG — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@gelliottmorris Yup. D voters are more hyper-concentrated in cities/college towns than R voters (far more D+>25 pre… https://t.co/eECC0qc1Us — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
For the last 7 years, I've argued that for Dems to win the House before 2022 (post-2021 redistricting), they would… https://t.co/jwi2brFs2o — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@gelliottmorris see above — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
The bottom line: Dems don't "deserve" to lose because they're inefficiently clustered in big cities/college towns/c… https://t.co/keFEe2Pl0C — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
Is it possible to draw maps that create lots of competitive elections & treat parties symmetrically in these places… https://t.co/J8wdLpfbi7 — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
We could play out this exercise in dozens of states where the D vote is hyper-concentrated in cities/college towns… https://t.co/xnaSgyyGnL — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
Answer: It's easy to draw the GOP gerrymander, but the inverse Dem gerrymander isn't just hard - it's mathematicall… https://t.co/0CRu2wm1A0 — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
Twitter challenge: Wisconsin has a partisanship score (PVI) of EVEN. Below, I've drawn a GOP gerrymander where 6/8… https://t.co/dW2CWEZuO5
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
RT @NinaTotenberg: #SCOTUS hears a 2nd extreme partisan gerrymanering case today, and for Justice Anthony Kennedy, it's "put-up or shut-up… — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@HechtNeil Funny, it's been a day and no one has won the $7,000 yet. — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@NicolasNevins This is a really valiant effort. Very close. — PolitiTweet.org
Dave Wasserman @Redistrict
@EugeneVClemens Lets see it — PolitiTweet.org
