Michigan's push to end gerrymandering offers 'hope' for divided nation, advocates say

If deeply partisan Michigan can redraw its political lines, there’s “hope for other places that also might seem hopeless," an expert said.

NBC News

By Erin Einhorn
Kate Dehler / for NBC News

PORT HURON, Mich. — In a country where Democrats and Republicans have spent the past year battling over allegations of election fraud and attempts at voter suppression, the earnest scene playing out in a conference room here last week almost didn't make sense.

The stakes were high. A commission charged with redrawing Michigan's political boundaries was preparing to make crucial decisions that could affect the future of the state — and even the nation.

Yet there was no heckling, no chanting, no catcalls.

Publish : 2021-07-03 22:33:00

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