Well, howdy there, Internet people, it's Bell again.

So today, we're going to talk about what you can do about GOP gerrymandering.

House Minority Leader Jeffries has signaled that the redistricting fight may go national.

He said, quote, right now this has happened in Texas.

California has responded. Let's see what comes next. He didn't seem all too concerned about the

process, probably remembering that the last time Trump was in office, Democrats in the House flipped 41 seats.

This time around, Trump wasn't walking into Obama's economy. So, Trump's economic policies are

showing faster. He's not succeeding in key high-profile promises. His actions are more dramatic dramatic and therefore more disruptive. And he's

managing to alienate his own base over pet issues. So, even with more gerrymandering by the

Republican Party, Jeffries probably sees it as likely that the House flips back to the Democratic Party.

But a politician thinking their party is going to come out on top doesn't always make people feel

more comfortable, and people want something they can do. Here's the most important thing to remember.

The gerrymanders by Republicans are based on previous

voting habits in various areas. When they crack Democratic areas apart and spread them into areas

that are traditionally Republican areas, they do so based on previous voting histories. However, those traditionally

Republican areas often had depressed Democratic voter turnout before the gerrymander,

because for years the Democratic candidate lost, so it seemed pointless. If the Democratic Party can boost their turnout across the board,

it's very likely that they find locations where the Republican Party did the math wrong. Think of it like

this. You're a Democrat in District 1 of Red State X. District 1 always elects a Republican candidate.

So, large percentages of Democrats don't vote because they feel it doesn't matter,

because they always lose anyway. Now, the gerrymander happens, and Republicans do the math based on always winning the election in that district by 10 points.

They pull Democratic voters from District 2 and add them to your district, and create a district they think is a safe Republican district by six points.

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