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Gerrymandering

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In the past five years the practice of gerrymandering
- redrawing electoral districts for political advantage-has run wild in America. It is now estimated that only five percent of Congressional seats are seriously competitive. Presenter James Silver looks at why this is happening and what it means for democracy in America. Repeated from Tuesday

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James Silver
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