Dylan Moriarty and Joe Fox from 'The Washington Post' have launched an online, interactable article that plays like a game of mini-golf to explain the concept of gerrymandering. Unbeknownst to many American voters is the concept of gerrymandering, which is the political re-shaping of voter districts in order to slant the voter base to one side or the other.
This mini-golf game will take you through some key examples from both sides of the political spectrum on how gerrymandering is being leveraged. Some of these examples include the reshaping of New Mexico's 2nd district to slant more left, the splitting of residential areas in Ohio's first district to slant the state more right, or the splitting of Texas's 35th district to ensure it encapsulates only left areas.
For those interested in politics, or for any individual interested in learning more about how the voting system in the USA performs, this interactable mini-golf game does a good job of explaining the concept of gerrymandering.
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'The Washington Post' Created a Game to Explain Re-Districting
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