Democrats Realize Good Government Is Bad Politics When It Comes to Maps

Democrats are learning what Republicans correctly understood about arms control: It's unwise to do it unilaterally. You can get there, but only if you build and maintain leverage. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

American democracy is fundamentally broken.

Gerrymandering has to be banned nationally. Democrats are willing to do so. Republicans, not so much.

Colorado will continue to be a leader in defending the rights of all voters, no matter political affiliation, race, or zip code.

Sadly, this only works if Republican run states do it also. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Democrats Regret Creating Independent Redistricting Commissions After Supreme Court Ruling www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

It wasn’t a bad concept; it had lofty goals of a fair democracy for the people. What it didn’t take into account was the power hungry ruthlessness of their opponent. 🎁 🔗 Democrats Realize Good Government Is Bad Politics When It Comes to Maps www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

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Democrats Realize Good Government Is Bad Politics When It Comes to Maps www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

It's a race to hell but it's one we have to win-deep regrets about trying to do the right thing Trump and his cult can't be shamed into playing fair, so it's pointless to play fair… www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

“One of the lessons of the Trump era is a failure of imagination about how many norms they would break,” says @philweiser.bsky.social.

A decade ago, the party sought independent redistricting commissions. Now, in an era of extreme gerrymandering, such efforts could slow Democrats as they try to keep up with Republicans www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

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“One of the lessons of the Trump era is a failure of imagination about how many norms they would break,” What I’ve been saying since 2026. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

Democrats who backed new redistricting commissions in the 2010s now look back on those efforts as tying one hand behind their back for the future. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

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Democrats Realize Good Government Is Bad Politics When It Comes to Maps www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u... DEMS TRIED TO DO THE RIGHT THING

Voters not politicians now feels a bit like unilateral disarmament while Republicans gerrymander control of house to bring federal sponsored mass violence to our communities. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/30/u...

It is nuts how clear it is that we have one party that stands for fairness and one that stands for cheating. “Their idealistic push for fairness is, it turns out, no match for the Republicans’ maximalist redistricting effort.”