Aggressive gerrymandering gives North Carolina Republicans supermajority power in a purple state
Evidence
Looking only at the top line, this is a purple state. Trump won by three points in 2016, but Obama carried it before that, and Democrats recently managed to capture the governorship. But, thanks to aggressive gerrymandering, or what Faith & Freedom Coalition president Ralph Reed has proudly termed “the Republican reapportionment advantage,” ten of thirteen of the state’s congressional representatives were Republican as of 2016. And Republicans dominate the state legislature and the courts. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 78
Categorization
- XREF: Relates to the standing directive theme of small acts of decorum vs practical power dynamics; also echoes Base Nation’s account of manufactured political advantage. — connects to: North Carolina exemplifies plutocratic rule despite near-even party demographics — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 81; North Carolina’s post-2010 Republican legislature enacted far-reaching disenfranchising policies — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black: How Race Still…, 522; Hard-right control of North Carolina Republicans translated into laws restricting reproductive care — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 79 (+2 more)
Broader Connections
- North Carolina’s post-2010 Republican legislature enacted far-reaching disenfranchising policies
#expands(0.90) — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 522 - North Carolina exemplifies plutocratic rule despite near-even party demographics
#expands(0.80) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 81 - Hard-right control of North Carolina Republicans translated into laws restricting reproductive care
#expands(0.80) — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 79 - Post-2010 North Carolina GOP laws hardened racial habits.
#expands(0.80) — Eddie S. Glaude Jr., Democracy in Black, 522