There's so much happening in politics right now.

So red wine and blue is here to ask, okay, but why?

When Donald Trump called Georgia Republicans and said, I just need you to find me 11,000 votes, they said, no, sir.

That's a step too far.

But when he called Texas Republicans and said, I need you to fill me five seats, they said, no, sir. That's a step too far. But when he called Texas Republicans

and said, I need you to fill me five seats, they said, does July I work for you? Well, it doesn't

work for us. What we are doing is the fundamental protection by our founding fathers in the Texas

Constitution. Lawmakers in Texas have been in the news this month for leaving their state to protest the unfair redrawing of district maps, also known as gerrymandering.

Almost all Americans, regardless of political party, are against gerrymandering.

But over the past few decades, it's gotten worse and worse.

So what exactly is gerrymandering?

Why is it legal?

And how do we get back to a fair system where all of our votes matter equally?

Jerrymandering is one of those things that makes people tune out of politics. It doesn't just sound technical and complicated, it feels so far outside of our control.

But it's important to know about, because we all deserve to have our votes count.

Jerrymandering is basically politicians picking their voters instead of the other way around.

It's become a much bigger problem recently, but the term comes from all the way back in 1812.

Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gary signed a bill to redraw district maps in his state,

and one of the new districts in the Boston area was said to

resemble the shape of a salamander. So from there, gerrymander came about to mean any

redrawing of districts to unfairly favor one political party or the other. Yes, his name was

pronounced Gary, but the term became gerrymander. Nobody really

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