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minus-squaresilence7@slrpnk.netOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·2 months agoCongress is only kinda sorta accountable thanks to gerrymandering. As soon as it became clear that Republicans are at risk of losing seats in 2026, they went to update the gerrymander
minus-squareassaultpotato@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down2·2 months agoYeah they can skew things and make elections harder via gerrymandering, voter suppression, etc. but ultimately the plurality of Americans either didn’t vote or voted R.
Congress is only kinda sorta accountable thanks to gerrymandering. As soon as it became clear that Republicans are at risk of losing seats in 2026, they went to update the gerrymander
Yeah they can skew things and make elections harder via gerrymandering, voter suppression, etc. but ultimately the plurality of Americans either didn’t vote or voted R.