Editorial Board
Congressional Gerrymandering Is Voter Suppression, Too
Democrats say protecting Americans’ right to vote is their top priority. So why haven’t they been more aggressive about redistricting reform?
There’s a better way.
Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg
Democrats in Congress have spent years decrying Republican efforts to undermine voting rights, for good reason. But lately, they seem to have abandoned their effort to crack down on the most common and egregious tactic for disenfranchising voters — perhaps because they’re reluctant to give it up themselves.
The polite term for this device is redistricting. A less polite term is gerrymandering. It’s actually voter suppression by another name.