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03-27-2018, 10:04 PM | #1 | |
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March 28th, 2018: Gerrymander
It’s been in the news lately, particularly the district 7 where I live in Pennsylvania, but also in Maryland, North Carolina, Wisconsin,
Texas and a bunch of other states who haven’t made national headlines yet. We know what it is, and how it affects elections, it’s probably been going on like forever, but where did that odd name come from. It came from Massachusetts, in 1812 with this political cartoon in the Boston Gazette. Quote:
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03-27-2018, 11:42 PM | #2 |
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Also, his name was apparently pronounced "Gary," not "Jerry." We've been saying it wrong all these years.
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