When politicians redraw congressional district maps to favor their party, they may secure short-term victories. But those wins can come at a steep price — a loss of public faith in elections and, ultimately, in democracy itself.
When politicians redraw congressional district maps to favor their party, they may secure short-term victories. But those wins can come at a steep price — a loss of public faith in elections and, ultimately, in democracy itself.
Eroding confidence in democracy isn’t a bug for them, it’s a feature. It depresses election turnouts because more people think “what’s the point in wasting my time voting? My vote doesn’t matter.”