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David Daley

SHOCKING: Did gerrymandering keep republicans from a bigger majority absolutely not | Mind Blowing Facts

Speaker of the House Mike Johnson walking in a US Capitol corridor.
‘While it’s always a delightful surprise to hear a Republican leader express concern about the evils of gerrymandering, [Mike] Johnson has the facts and the math completely backwards.’ Photograph: Kent Nishimura/Getty Images

Mike Johnson, the House Speaker, will soon have the challenge of leading a three-seat Republican majority. He has an interesting theory about why the Republican edge will be so slender. Last week, on Fox News, he blamed Democratic gerrymandering.

While it’s always a delightful surprise to hear a Republican leader express concern about the evils of gerrymandering, Johnson has the facts and the math completely backwards.

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