About this episode

Marc Elias and Ashley Cleaves discuss the latest gerrymandering efforts in Florida and their implications for electoral politics.

Republicans across the country are attempting to gerrymander their way to electoral victory, and Florida is the latest state to join this movement. Marc Elias is joined by Legal Content Editor Ashley Cleaves to break down all of the battlefronts in the redistricting war and predict who will come out on top when the dust settles. Support Democracy Docket's mission: https://bit.ly/42wcKUC 00:00 The Redistricting War 01:02 Trump Started in Texas 04:58 Desantis Pushes Forward New Florida Gerrymander 06:59 The Legal Ramifications of Florida Maps 10:37 Why This Map Could Actually Backfire for Republicans

People in this episode

Host: Marc Elias

Guest: Ashley Cleaves

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• redistricting
• Florida politics
• electoral strategy
• legal implications

Keywords

• gerrymandering
• Florida
• redistricting
• Republicans
• legal ramifications
• Desantis
• electoral victory

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Republicans

Places: Florida, Texas

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