The Great Gerrymander War
From Power and Market by Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, Connor O'Keeffe
May 7, 2026 · Episode 43
About this episode
The episode discusses the ongoing conflict over gerrymandering in Congressional districts and its implications for representative democracy.
On this episode of Power & Market, Ryan, Tho, and Connor discuss the escalating battle over Congressional districts. As Republicans and Democrats engage in an arms race over gerrymandering, assisted by a new Supreme Court ruling over racial districts, is the facade of "representative democracy" finally slipping?
People in this episode
Hosts: Ryan McMaken, Tho Bishop, Connor O'Keeffe
Topics covered
- gerrymandering
- Congressional districts
- political strategy
- Supreme Court
- representative democracy
Keywords
- gerrymandering
- Congress
- Supreme Court
- politics
- elections
- democracy
- districts
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Supreme Court
Places: Congressional districts, representative democracy
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