Mapped Out, Ep. 1: An Unseen Force

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English - September 28, 2021 21:00 - 27.5 MB - ★★★★★ - 61 ratings
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Wisconsin is the quintessential purple state, and yet the Legislature is very red. Why? It's partly because of redistricting, the process of drawing district lines every decade. It's not something most people learn about in civics class, but the way those maps are drawn and who draws them can have an enormous impact on who wields political power.