The very word gerrymander has an unusual history. It comes from Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry, who in 1812 approved a district so distorted that critics said it looked like a salamander—soon dubbed a “Gerry-mander.” Ever since, the term has described the practice of drawing election maps to favor one political party over another.
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Texas and California redraw the map as a ruthless contest for power in Congress.
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