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I'm asking what determines the boundaries, if gerrymandering is bad. -- nm

Posted by Max Jan 17 '13, 11:53

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- If you do that, and a state's population has 40% minority, and the boundaries make every district 40% minority, is that better than mapping so that - Max Jan 17, 12:02 2
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    - and there's the definition of minority. Race? Economic status? Occupational lifestyle? That last one could determine if you try to capture - Max Jan 17, 12:08
I do think gerrymandering is bad, but I'm also not sure of what the "right" formula is. -- nm - pmb Jan 17, 11:56

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