Gerrymandering backlash helped power Democrats’ blue wave
Democracy Docket reports that backlash against Republican gerrymandering helped power Democrats' midterm blue wave: voters backed map-redraw measures in Colorado and Maryland, rejected one in Missouri, and Gov. Brian Kemp abandoned a gerrymandering session after Democrats flipped Georgia's House. Political scientist Dana Fisher's survey found 42% of voters concerned about gerrymandering, and a 35% surge in Black turnout in Mississippi may elect its first Black U.S. senator since Reconstruction, per the outlet.
