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Nov 2025–Oct 2026peak share, May 2026
Share of analysed episodes per month, Nov 2025 to Oct 2026: 3 of 3,584, 4 of 3,862, 0 of 4,115, 1 of 4,226, 1 of 4,731, 4 of 4,438, 16 of 4,230, 1 of 4,319, 1 of 4,515, 0 of 4,419, 0 of 4,624, 0 of 4,594.
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Where they standLast discussed
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Jul 27, 2026
Where they stand
Camps of opinion · 3Positions people took on this topic in transcripts, grouped by school of thought. The bar shows each camp's share of the people sorted into a camp. It is not a poll and not a share of any audience, and people whose position fit no camp are left out of it. Within a camp, people with demonstrated expertise on the topic come first, then those who reached the most listeners on it. Positions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
Share of people placed in a camp25 people
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- Utilize redistricting for partisan…9 people · 36%
- Eliminate partisan gerrymandering…8 people · 32%
- Critique systemic redistricting abuses8 people · 32%
Utilize redistricting for partisan…
Gerrymandering is a necessary and legitimate political tool that parties should actively use to gain or maintain electoral power.
9 people · 9 episodes
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.”
Brian Tyler Cohen · May 2026 · 10 episodes · 5.0M views on this topicBM
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.”
MeidasTouch · Feb 2026 · 4 episodes · 1.2M views on this topic
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”
Brian Tyler Cohen · Aug 2025 · 1 episode · 734K views on this topicEliminate partisan gerrymandering…
Gerrymandering is a destructive practice that undermines democracy, increases polarization, and must be eliminated.
8 people · 5 episodes
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”
Heather Cox Richardson · May 2026 · 21 episodes · 6.4M views on this topic
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.”
Brian Tyler Cohen · Aug 2025 · 1 episode · 764K views on this topicKB
Kate BarrUnrated
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.”
Heather Cox Richardson · May 2026 · 3 episodes · 714K views on this topicCritique systemic redistricting abuses
Redistricting is being abused by political actors to entrench power, rig systems, or ignore constitutional and democratic norms.
8 people · 8 episodes
MD
Gerrymandering is effectively defined as the abuse of the power to draw electoral lines to gain more seats for one political side at the expense of others.
“I would say the broadest consensus is that if you're in control of drawing the lines for some seats to representation, then gerrymandering is where you use it to get more seats for one kind of representative at the expense of others.”
Freakonomics Radio Network · Oct 2025 · 1 episode · 3K views on this topic
Philip DeFranco claims that Republican lawmakers are attempting to redraw election maps to gain major electoral advantages rather than focusing on policy.
“this is just my opinion, but I feel like you can tell that just so many of them are terrified. they know that Trump and much of the party, they're failing their constituents. and many just seem very down to try to undo or ignore the will of the people right rather than actually try to have better po”
Philip DeFranco · Apr 2026 · 2 episodes · 1.6M views on this topic
The current Democratic response to Republican gerrymandering makes the system less democratic and increases political polarization.
“But what's happening I with this democratic response is we are making the system less democratic, less fair, and we're making our politicians less responsive to the needs of the actual people. Uh and so we're going to have a system that only increases partisanship and decreases actual connection to ”
Brian Tyler Cohen · Aug 2025 · 1 episode · 1.4M views on this topicExtracted by a model; may misattribute who said what.
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