"The Supreme Court blew it." The Attorney General didn't sugarcoat the fallout of the Court's partisan gerrymandering decision. But we have a plan and it starts with you. Help All On The Line build a Hey Diane,
The story starts in 2010, when the morning after the midterm election President Obama described the Republican wave as a "shellacking" -- but as Eric Holder said on The Daily this morning, we didn't quite understand what that shellacking was going to mean for the redistricting process in 2011.
Fast forward to now, when we can clearly see how those 2010 results allowed Republicans to gerrymander districts in a way that preserved their power despite last year's wave election:
- North Carolina: Democrats nearly won the popular vote, but only won 23% of the seats in the congressional delegation.
- Ohio: Democrats only hold 25% of House seats and didn't pick up a single new seat in 2018 -- despite winning almost half the popular vote.
- Wisconsin: Democrats won 54% of the vote, but just 38% of the House seats.
This is all a function of the lines Republicans drew in 2011.
We cannot afford to let Republicans manipulate maps again in 2021. That's why Attorney General Eric Holder and President Obama are committed to a fair redistricting process -- and why we launched All On The Line to make it happen.
There is more attention on our work than ever before -- but it only matters if we can execute our strategy in the states. Pitch in to help fund our first-of-its-kind organizing effort to fight for fair maps! If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately. Earlier this year, the Supreme Court had the opportunity to put guardrails on partisan gerrymandering, but as AG Holder said, "Let me give you a really concise legal analysis here: The Supreme Court blew it."
The Court's decision means it's up to all of us to ensure the redistricting process is fair and representative of our communities.
The All On The Line team is building a grassroots movement to hold elected officials accountable in the fight for fair maps. Our Training Director set a goal to raise $50,000 by the end of the month to train the next wave of volunteers and activists. Can we count on you to donate today? Together we can make our plan to end partisan gerrymandering a reality.
-- Patrick
Patrick Rodenbush
Communications Director
P.S. Today's episode of The Daily is the perfect primer to gerrymandering → Help us spread the word about the impacts of redistricting!All On The Line is the grassroots advocacy campaign supported by the National Redistricting Action Fund. | Paid for by The National Redistricting Action Fund. |
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