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karynnj

(61,073 posts)

9. Interesting comments

Reply to edhopper (Original post)

Wed May 6, 2026, 10:17 AM

23 hrs ago

I wonder if the unintended consequence of gerrymandering to the fullest extent might be that it eliminates the very homogeneous districts that have allowed extreme candidates to not just win, but then be in safe seats.

To get all the seats, they might have to water down 60 percent or more districts to possibly, say 52/48 percent districts. The historical trend toward seats being solidly one way has led to the election of more highly partisan people. If this reverses that, could it favor people who are more centrist?