Unilateral Disarmament

Jonathan Last: “Both parties participate in gerrymandering. But not equally. And one party has been making a good faith effort to try to roll gerrymandering back, while the other party has been leaning into it.”

“Look, I don’t want to get out over my skis here—and again, Democrats have not been total angels—but election reform should not be a suicide pact.”

David Wasserman: “By our estimate, neutral/commission maps in the blue states of California, Colorado, New Jersey, Virginia and Washington — 93 seats total — will end up costing Democrats 10 to 15 House seats they could have seized by gerrymandering, making Republicans even stronger favorites for House control.”