The latest Republican attack on democracy shows a familiar face (or three)
Chris Christie, Karl Rove and Mike Pompeo — known for shady political dealings — are helping lead the charge on GOP gerrymandering.
By Ja'han Jones
The Republican Party is precisely what we thought it was. If you had been suspending disbelief, hoping for a faction of reasonable Republicans to fully support American democracy, put that hope to rest.
A report published Friday by The Washington Examiner found a slew of former Republican officials recently signed on to assist the National Republican Redistricting Trust, an organization focused on redrawing congressional districts so they favor Republicans. Former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie and former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo — both of whom supported the Trump presidency and re-election campaign — will co-chair the organization, which richly accuses Democrats of “pick[ing] the winners and losers in our elections” in order to “pass their radical left-wing agenda.”
Although both major parties have engaged in gerrymandering, partisan gerrymandering has been shown to favor Republicans significantly more than Democrats.
Contrary to the NRRT’s claims, across the country, Republicans have been the ones enacting unpopular policies with majorities won through gerrymandering. In deeply gerrymandered Texas, for example, half the population supports access to abortion but Republicans controlling the state Legislature recently instituted a total ban on abortions after six weeks.
According to the Examiner, former George W. Bush adviser Karl Rove will be joining the NRTT as well in an advisory role. Rove, the Bush confidant and spin artist who helped promote and sell deadly wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, is widely known among Democrats and Republicans for using underhanded political tactics to get his preferred candidates elected.
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Monday, September 20th 2021 at 10:28PM
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