The Gerrymandering Project

Jan 11 2018 6 ep. 39 mins 481

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In a six-part series, FiveThirtyEight travels the country to understand the effects of gerrymandering and what's being done to try to reform the process.

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An End To Gerrymandering?

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In the final episode of our gerrymandering series we consider some more radical electoral reforms and look back on the lessons we've learned.

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