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Andrew Mueller explains the implications of gerrymandering's revival on US democracy.

What is gerrymandering and why is its recent revival bad for US democracy? Andrew Mueller explains. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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Host: Andrew Mueller

Topics covered

• gerrymandering
• US democracy
• politics
• elections
• government

Keywords

• gerrymandering
• democracy
• politics
• elections
• Andrew Mueller

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Organizations: US

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