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The GOP doesn't want more people voting; they hang onto power mainly through gerrymandering and various voter suppression measures.


The GOP doesn't want more people voting; they hang onto power mainly through gerrymandering and various voter suppression measures.

If you think this is unique to the GOP, you missed the last century of politics in Chicago.


They weren't saying it was unique to the GOP, and your comment almost makes it sound like the two major parties are equivalent in this respect. At a national level, I think their point stands. I find this distinction actually relevant here given the current renewed interest in a higher nationwide standard for voting accessibility and representation. Also, consider that the states with independent redistricting commissions to mitigate or prevent gerrymandering are all historically left-leaning: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redistricting_commission




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