The man who rigged US electoral maps

The story of the man who gerrymandered America. Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO When Republican cartographer Thomas Hofeller died in 2018, we learned exactly how far Republicans were willing to go to gerrymander political districts – and rig elections to give themselves a majority in states and Congress. Here is Hofeller’s obituary from 2018, before his files were released: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/21/obituaries/thomas-hofeller-republican-master-of-politique-maps-dies-at -75. html And here’s David Daley — one of the leading experts on gerrymandering — writing about Hofeller’s files, which show the intent behind the maps he drew: https://www.newyorker.com/news/news -desk/the-secret-files -of-the-master-of-modern-republican-gerrymandering My colleagues Ella Nilsen and Tara Golshan covered the North Carolina maps rejected by state courts: https:// www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2019 /9/3/20848087/north-carolina-court-republican-gerrymander-state-legislature-map If you want to read arguably the definitive book on modern gerrymandering, check out our Daley book, Ratf**ked: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26889647-ratf-ked Finally, here are images of the maps being redrawn live – and of a Republican senator caught trying to trying to bring more Republicans into his district: https://twitter.com /johnbisognano/status/1171950792196141056?lang=fr Vox.com is a news site that helps you cut through the noise and understand what’s actually motivates the events that make headlines. Visit http://www.vox.com. Watch our complete video catalog: http://goo.gl/IZONyE Follow Vox on Facebook: http://goo.gl/U2g06o Or Twitter: http://goo.gl/XFrZ5H

source