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Why Didn’t Maryland Democrats Go For the Jugular?

What Next | Daily News and Analysis

Slate Podcasts

News, News Commentary, Daily News

4.32.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 December 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Maryland Democrats had a shot at an 8-0 gerrymander this redistricting cycle. To the frustration of the national Democratic party, they stopped just shy of that number. Should Maryland Democrats have just taken the total low road on partisan gerrymandering? 


Guest: Jim Newell, senior politics reporter for Slate. Sign up for his weekly newsletter, The Surge


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1:00.5

Hey, everyone. There is a little swearing in this episode. It's at the end, and it's

1:07.9

about redistricting. So, if your kid makes it that far, congrats. All right, here we go.

1:20.0

Here are some things to know about Republican Congressman Andy Harris. He represents Maryland.

1:26.5

He is a Tea Party guy. Core Freedom Caucus as Slates Jim Newell puts it.

1:33.7

He's a pretty hard right member. I would say more devoted to theatrics and cutting deals.

1:41.9

He's had one piece of standalone legislation signed into law, a post office naming since

1:47.4

his time in Congress in 2011.

1:51.4

Representative Harris is the kind of guy who, on January 6, called into his local television

1:56.3

station to give an on-the-ground report about the riot that had just taken place.

2:02.0

So I was actually one of the members who was on the House floor when this occurred. Obviously

2:06.0

the House floor was not filled with the police.

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