Why Virginia’s Twisted Gerrymander Won’t Survive Judicial Review

About this episode

Charles Blahous discusses Virginia's gerrymandering referendum and its implications.

On this episode of The Federalist Radio Hour , Charles Blahous, the J. Fish and Lillian F. Smith chair and senior research strategist at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, joins Federalist Elections Correspondent Matt Kittle to discuss Virginia's looming gerrymandering referendum and explain why the Commonwealth's congressional map problem runs deeper than naked partisanship. The Federalist Foundation is a nonprofit, and we depend entirely on our listeners and readers — not corporations. If you value fearless, independent journalism, please consider a tax-deductible gift today at TheFederalist.com/donate . Your support keeps us going.

People in this episode

Host: Matt Kittle

Guest: Charles Blahous

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• Virginia politics
• judicial review
• partisanship
• elections

Keywords

• gerrymandering
• Virginia
• judicial review
• elections
• partisanship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Mercatus Center, Federalist Foundation, Radio America

Places: Virginia, Commonwealth

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