The Fight Over Gerrymandering
About this episode
The episode discusses the recent gerrymandering issues in Virginia and Texas, drawing historical parallels to the Civil War era.
April 22, 2026 Virginia voters support a constitutional amendment to temporarily redistrict the state, VA judge rules the amendment and the referendum were invalid, Virginia’s attorney general will challenge judge's decision, The partisan gerrymander race stated in Texas, Republicans are trying to excuse their partisan actions while jumping on Democrats for similar behavior, This pattern is not new, having played out before the Civil War, In 1856, northerners shocked southern leaders by calling them out for trying to destroy democracy, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speaks out about the importance of Democrats defending themselves, echoing that moment. Watch today's recording here: https://www.youtube.com/live/g9TUa1Rwd6U?si=T8_KKcHQZElhpnZ- Get full, free access to Letters from an American here: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/subscribe You can also find me: Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hcrichardson.bsky.social Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/heathercoxrichardson/?hl=en Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/heathercoxrichardson/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@heathercoxrichardson Get full access to Letters from an American at…
People in this episode
Host: Heather Cox Richardson
Topics covered
- gerrymandering
- Virginia
- politics
- democracy
- historical patterns
Keywords
- gerrymandering
- Virginia
- Texas
- democracy
- politics
- Civil War
- Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Virginia’s attorney general
Places: Virginia, Texas
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