Saturday, January 05, 2013

Republican gerrymandering makes the difference in the House

Dana Milbank: Republican gerrymandering makes the difference in the House - The Washington Post
The final results from the November election were completed Friday, and they show that Democratic candidates for the House outpolled Republicans nationwide by nearly 1.4 million votes and more than a full percentage point — a greater margin than the preliminary figures showed in November. And that’s just the beginning of it: A new analysis finds that even if Democratic congressional candidates won the popular vote by seven percentage points nationwide, they still would not have gained control of the House.

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