Repubs cry about nonexistent mass voter fraud to distract from their own broad-based effort of rigging elections.
North Carolina Republicans Are About to Win Their War Against Democracy
Thanks to more than a decade of extreme partisan gerrymandering, Republicans have an ironclad grip on the state legislature. That dominance has allowed them to effectively decide most of the state’s legislative races, both for the state Assembly and for Congress, before voters even cast a ballot. But with this latest move, the Tar Heel State is poised to slip even further away from what could fairly be called “representative government.” If enacted, the new congressional map would essentially hand three additional House seats to Republican candidates in 2024.
North Carolina Republicans Are About to Win Their War Against Democracy
Thanks to more than a decade of extreme partisan gerrymandering, Republicans have an ironclad grip on the state legislature. That dominance has allowed them to effectively decide most of the state’s legislative races, both for the state Assembly and for Congress, before voters even cast a ballot. But with this latest move, the Tar Heel State is poised to slip even further away from what could fairly be called “representative government.” If enacted, the new congressional map would essentially hand three additional House seats to Republican candidates in 2024.