tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post2935595056920002853..comments2024-03-27T15:44:43.564-08:00Comments on What Do I Know?: The Case That HD 5 Was Gerrymandered - Part 2Stevehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10498066938213558757noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30897652.post-34097251194772388102013-11-15T21:56:53.003-09:002013-11-15T21:56:53.003-09:00Gerrymandered districts are not all bad, it just d...Gerrymandered districts are not all bad, it just depends on how one looks at the results (not The Onion; sadly, not a spoof).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.plunderbund.com/2013/11/14/author-tells-redistricting-committee-competitive-districts-are-bad-because-they-make-voters-sad/" rel="nofollow">Author Tells Redistricting Committee: Competitive Districts Are Bad Because They Make Voters Sad</a><br /><br /><i>In 2011 the Ohio Republican Party controlled redistricting in Ohio. For months they met in a secret hotel room they called “the bunker”, redrawing district lines to give Republicans an edge in both votes and in fundraising.<br /><br />Today the Constitutional Modernization Commission held hearings in the committee tasked with redistricting reform. <br /><br />Their guest speaker? Thomas Brunell, the author of a book titled “Redistricting and Representation: Why Competitive Elections Are Bad.“</i><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com