Gerrymandering is not what's wrong with American politics

[DrScholl]

The Midwest is particularly geographically biased against Democrats though. Read the other posts in his series, starting here.

Which is exactly why Republicans have to go to such extreme lengths to create winning opportunities through the maps. Geography simply doesn't help them in some places.

[DrScholl]

Republicans called California's map biased, but that suit went nowhere, because the map pretty much was what you get when you follow existing geographic lines, save for what VRA requires. As far as Ohio goes, it's pretty difficult to create a safe Republican map without taking partisanship into consideration. Let's not ignore the fact that the current map was drawn to favor Republicans, with great detail to assuring the safety of every single incumbent Republican (except for one who had a seat eliminated).