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Re:Electoral College and Election Fraud by baryphonic on Saturday September 02, 2023 @09:24AM (#37361302)
Gerrymandering probably doesn't affect outcomes much.[0] I know gerrymandering seems wrong, but every shape for an equal-population electoral district is more or less arbitrary, and some will inevitably be biased in favor of one party over another at the time it's drawn.

[0]https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/its-probably-not-possib...

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Re:Electoral College and Election Fraud by manuelabeledo on Saturday September 02, 2023 @11:07AM (#37362183)
> ... but every shape for an equal-population electoral district is more or less arbitrary

They are arbitrary only if you take a look at raw population numbers. Gerrymandering these days is about tweaking urban/rural and ethnic ratios.

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