Party lines: A close look at the controversial gerrymandering amendment that could define a decade of Virginia politics


This cartoon, first published in 1812 in the Boston Gazette, shows Massachusetts legislator Elbridge Gerry’s district drawn in the shape of a salamander—a “gerry-mander.” We’ve been using the term ever since.

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