Gerrymanders Dim Hopes for 2018

New York Times: “Around the country, gerrymandering, refined to a high art, and increasingly restrictive voting laws have left many experts wary of assuming that the intensity of Democratic voters will translate into equally robust electoral gains… Striving to expand the political playing field, Democrats have announced a target list of 80 House seats.”

“But in a sign of their fundamental advantages, Republicans have a far shorter list of races that concern them, and multiple party strategists said they believed there were only 35 to 40 Republican lawmakers in seats that Democrats could seize.”