Gerry Mander wins re-election!

By: barleycorn (Diary)  |  November 9th at 11:23 AM  | 

Anyone who pays passing attention to politics understands the concept of gerrymandering to benefit one party at the expense of the other. However I doubt that many of us fully appreciate what devastating results can be obtained by an exceptionally successful gerrymander. Yesterday here in Virginia all 40 State Senate seats were “contested” under the new district lines drawn up by the Democrat controlled body. | Read More »