America’s current winner-take-all electoral system discourages voter participation through strategic gerrymandering. In President Obama’s State of the Union speech, he called on lawmakers saying, “change the system to reflect our better selves for a better politics…. We have to end the practice of drawing our congressional districts so that politicians can pick their voters” (Ingraham). The process of drawing district boundaries is regulated by state legislatures. Gerrymandering largely occurs when one party is in control of the districting process, drawing boundaries to reflect a positive numerical advantage against opponents
America’s current winner-take-all electoral system discourages voter participation through strategic gerrymandering. In President Obama’s State of the Union speech, he called on lawmakers saying, “change the system to reflect our better selves for a better politics…. We have to end the practice of drawing our congressional districts so that politicians can pick their voters” (Ingraham). The process of drawing district boundaries is regulated by state legislatures. Gerrymandering largely occurs when one party is in control of the districting process, drawing boundaries to reflect a positive numerical advantage against opponents