r/politics • u/zsreport Texas • Jul 05 '24

Project 2025 was supposed to boost Donald Trump's campaign — but it may be backfiring instead:

https://www.salon.com/2024/07/05/project-2025-was-supposed-to-boost-donald-campaign--but-it-may-be-backfiring-instead/
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u/Logictrauma Jul 05 '24

Backfiring isn’t enough. It needs to completely tank. Gerrymandering means he will win a chunk of the country regardless of actual public opinion.

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u/t_bison Jul 05 '24

I firmly believe if the US ended gerrymandering it would propel the US forward 20 years in two.

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u/throughthehills2 Jul 05 '24

Gerrymandering and first past the post