Gerrymandering's Shadow: The Hidden Cost of Redistricting Gerrymandering has long been a contentious issue in American politics, with both parties guilty of manipulating district lines to secure their own advantage.
On Face the Nation this month, Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick and Tom Suozzi highlighted the corrosive effect gerrymandering has on democracy.
Fitzpatrick's defense of his bipartisan Problem Solvers caucus's efforts to combat gerrymandering emphasized that when districts are drawn with a particular outcome in mind, rather than representing the will of the people, politicians become beholden to their party's interests.