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Stephen: It was a flawlessly
functioning map. Every single district hit
what you might call the sweet spot, safe enough
for Republicans to consistently win it, but it didn't waste
excess votes, they could have spread
around to other districts. On the other hand, the few Democratic districts
they drew were designed to quarantine
as many Democratic voters as possible
functioning map. Every single district hit
what you might call the sweet spot, safe enough
for Republicans to consistently win it, but it didn't waste
excess votes, they could have spread
around to other districts. On the other hand, the few Democratic districts
they drew were designed to quarantine
as many Democratic voters as possible
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Stephen: It was a flawlessly
functioning map.
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Every single district hit
what you might call
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the sweet spot, safe enough
for Republicans
00:00:08.508 --> 00:00:09.742
to consistently win it,
00:00:09.942 --> 00:00:11.911
but it didn't waste
excess votes,
00:00:12.044 --> 00:00:14.001
they could have spread
around to other districts.
00:00:14.714 --> 00:00:15.915
On the other hand,
00:00:16.081 --> 00:00:17.783
the few Democratic districts
they drew
00:00:17.917 --> 00:00:20.119
were designed to quarantine
as many Democratic voters
00:00:20.252 --> 00:00:21.153
as possible.
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Movie Summary
It influences elections and sways outcomes-gerrymandering has become a hot-button political topic and symbol for everything broken about the American electoral process. But there are those on the front lines fighting to change the...
