Gerrymaxxing (with Shanisty Whittington)

About this episode

Andy & Emily discuss the implications of the SCOTUS Callais decision and gerrymandering with guest Shanisty Whittington.

Andy & Emily discuss the fallout of SCOTUS' Callais decision as Republican-controlled state legislatures rush to gerrymander their Congressional maps ahead of (or in some cases during) the primary election. Also joining the show is Shanisty Whittington, senior political science major at Rose State College, to discuss her research on prison gerrymandering.

People in this episode

Hosts: Andy, Emily

Guest: Shanisty Whittington

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• politics
• elections
• prison gerrymandering
• Supreme Court decisions

Keywords

• gerrymandering
• SCOTUS
• elections
• political science
• prison gerrymandering

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rose State College

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