FACING OUTRAGE from the left and the right, New Jersey Democrats pulled a noxious gerrymandering bill from consideration over the weekend, killing the measure for now. The New Jersey episode highlights the difficulty of fighting gerrymandering when elected leaders are tempted to choose their own voters. But even New Jersey’s voter-mandated constitutional requirements did not dissuade state legislative leaders from trying to warp the system for partisan advantage. Commentators have pointed out that the Democrats hardly needed the assist in New Jersey, where they boast durable majorities in the state legislature. Even in places where redistricting commissions have been imposed, state leaders will be tempted to warp them or roll them back.

Source: Washington Post December 21, 2018 00:31 UTC