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How this cycle of redistricting is making gerrymandered congressional districts even safer and undermining majority rule

  • Written by Marjorie Hershey, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Indiana University
imageState Sen. Joseph Thomas, D-Yazoo City, holds a copy of the proposed congressional redistricting map during debate over redistricting at the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Jan. 12, 2022. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis

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