#623 The Gerrymandering Fight Is Here

American Fever Dream

Betches

News, Politics, Daily News

4.6 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2022

⏱️ 22 minutes

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The hosts are joined by Joselle Torres of DemocracyNC, who shares insights from the center of this year’s fight against newly gerrymandered maps. The 2020 Census and subsequent redistricting have prompted state legislatures across the country to rig electoral maps in their favor in ways that remove power and representation from marginalized communities. Joselle explains how North Carolina embodies the changing electorate and backlash and how the outcome of these map lawsuits could impact the balance of Congress. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:15.5	Hello, I'm Amanda Duperman.
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0:23.4	topic process, and lab at the biggest topics
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0:27.6	Today we have a really special episode
0:29.0	with a special guest.
0:29.9	Of course, it's MLK Day and in that spirit.
0:31.9	We wanted to get some insight into how grassroots groups
0:34.4	are organizing around democracy and voter participation.
0:37.9	So we're joined today by Josel Torres of Democracy
0:40.9	and C-A, a nonpartisan group working to do exactly that,
0:44.4	increased voter participation,
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