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John – I want to explain what we've achieved together by the numbers:
In the 2012 election, Democrats won the congressional popular vote by 1.4 million votes. But because of gerrymandering, Republicans won 33 more seats in Congress.
In Pennsylvania, for example, Democrats were gerrymandered into just five seats (out of 18) despite getting significantly more total statewide votes in congressional elections. But in this redistricting cycle, the Pennsylvania Democratic candidates can reasonably compete for as many as 10 seats!
We've seen similar changes in North Carolina, where Democrats were packed into just four seats (out of 13) in 2012, and Michigan, where they were packed into five (out of 14). In the 2022 elections, Republican and Democratic candidates will be able to compete for half the congressional seats in each state.
This is not to say we're done fighting GOP gerrymandering. The battle is ongoing in these and many other states; Republicans are refusing to let go of their manipulative maps and in some cases, as predicted by Politico, they're getting even more ruthless.
But today I want to applaud everything we've accomplished – and everything we will accomplish together. If you can, please make donation to help us keep up our critical work.
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Thank you,
Erika
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