General Discussion

Maryland is often listed as a "most gerrymandered" state. Have any of you who repeat that statement ever actually looked at the Congressional District map of Maryland? 8 districts, one along the Eastern Shore; one that comprises the western part of the state, the part between WV and PA and six fairly compact districts between DC and Baltimore. If you have never done that, do it today. Then look at the maps of the ten "most gerrymandered" states run by Republicans. In Texas alone there is a CD that snakes through what looks like a 200 mile long corridor through western and central Texas plus many other districts where it's clear that the dictate that districts should be compact is ignored. While I haven't made a study of it, I'm sure that the other Republican gerrymandered states have similar shaped districts, ones meant to deny Democrats a fair shot at getting elected.