Gerrymandering in the animal kingdom

By Michael Bates on September 21, 2011 12:20 AM | Permalink | Comments (1) | TrackBacks (0)

A whimsical, but nonetheless sophisticated, explanation of gerrymandering, including the flaws with several approaches to reform. It's a useful guide to what happened in Oklahoma with the legislature under Democrat control in the past and happened again this year under the Republicans, complete with weaselly consultant. Watch the right side of the screen carefully at about 3:30 to discover the fatal flaw in the "independent commission" approach, as it was implemented in Tulsa this year.

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Steven Roemerman

said:

Heh...weaselly consultant...

September 21, 2011 9:28 AM

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