Partisan gerrymandering should be eliminated to prevent the hijacking of political races by extreme candidates.

“One of the things yesterday, after the slush fund that the administration has set up. I actually heard a Republican, a vulnerable Republican from Pennsylvania saying, "We have to get rid of partisan gerrymandering." And we know that the Democrats have called for that now for ages, but for Republican”

Gavin Newsom supports using independent redistricting commissions to ensure fair competition in elections.

“In California, we have moral authority because for 15 years, we've had an independent redistricting commission. And we have some of the most competitive races.”

Gerrymandering is a devastating practice that creates distance between government and voters, and it must be addressed.

“I personally am one of the people who just like hates all the gerrymandering. Like this is just absolutely devastating and heartbreaking, and you know, it's just like the farther government gets from voters, the worse off we are, in my opinion.”

The practice of partisan gerrymandering is a severe threat to democracy that has been instrumental in entrenching Republican control by creating safe districts and manipulating the outcome of election

“If you live in North Carolina or Wisconsin or Ohio, you know all too well that your state is barely a democracy right now. But this has also done so much to give Republicans a leg up in the fight for Congress. And we're watching right now as they're trying to solidify that ahead of the 2026 midterms”

Gerrymandering is a destructive practice that makes American government more dysfunctional and ungovernable.

“I think this is the most damaging thing that we do on our society.”

Democrats must abandon the strategy of tit-for-tat retaliation and instead pursue a more aggressive offensive approach to redistricting.

“And he's right. You gain nothing by going tit-for-tat. You have to go on offense, which brings me to the third and final point.”

Ben Meiselas argues that Democrats have successfully counteracted Republican attempts to rig midterms through gerrymandering by implementing their own redistricting maps in states like Virginia.

“A 10-1 map levels the playing field, and we're ready to move forward.”

Democratic governors should fight partisan gerrymandering by engaging in their own redistricting efforts rather than unilaterally disarming.

“I do think it is it's important for all of us and and you know for Maryland included where I know we are looking at all options as well to be able to say yes you've got to fight fire with fire”

Democrats must adopt a maximalist approach to gerrymandering, utilizing every possible lever of power to draw more Democratic districts.

“We have to approach this fight with the attitude that I think Hakeem Jeffries is bringing to it, which is we need a maximal approach. We have to use every single lever of power we have. If you If there's an opportunity to draw more Democratic districts in one of these blue states, we have to do it.”

Democrats should engage in redistricting to fight back against Republican political strategies that undermine democracy.

“Sometimes you have to fight back with the same methods that your enemy is using, especially if your enemy is trying to undermine democracy.”

Gerrymandering is a legitimate political tool that both parties use to gain an electoral advantage.

“And yes, Republicans are explicitly drawing the districts in order to maximize their political advantage. There's nothing unusual about that. Nothing illegal or unethical about it. Both parties do it. It's how the game is played.”

Gerrymandering is a common political tactic used by both parties to secure representation.

“I feel like that's kind of what they're an expert in. And um if we want to win, we got to win because we are the more popular opinion. We're the populist movement. Like we don't need to worry about gerrymandering and we just have to overcome it.”

Both political parties utilize gerrymandering to manipulate electoral maps for their own partisan advantage.

“Both sides do this. This is what gerrymandering is. And if you look at maps, like if you look at a map of a state and a state kind of looks like a square and then you start looking at how the districts look, they often make no sense.”

Drawing congressional districts based on political makeup is a legal practice.

“gerrymandering can be done or drawing lines can be done on the basis of uh political makeup as in Republican versus Democrat and there's nothing illegal about that.”