I'm not sure how much more inclusive the Republicans can get. They've spent the last 8 years obsessing over winning hard-left constituencies at the expense of the base.
The fact that Republicans have to gerrymander so aggressively just to have a chance at controlling the house and even several state legislatures shows that there is a major problem. At this point, they are drafting laws that draw districts that are not of equal population in order to maximize their votes. That behavior does not indicate a very healthy future.
Maryland. Illinois. No comment on those?
For heaven's sake, Chicagoland lost population and gained districts.
Gerrymandering doesn't change the fact that, even as Obama said, Democrats cluster in urban areas, more so now than ever before. That puts them at a disadvantage in and of itself.
Legislatures have always drawn district lines. Democrats can/would do the same thing if they controlled more state houses.
You are missing the point. The OP was making the argument that the Republicans controlling the House was somehow a sign that the party doesn't have issues for the future, when that House majority is based on gerrymandering. Republicans need gerrymandering way more than Democrats. Even on independently drawn maps, Democrats perform better.
