Gerrymandering in Wisconsin Alters Political Landscape and Raises Impeachment Threats
In the northwest corner of Wisconsin, the 73rd Assembly District used to be shaped like a mostly rectangular blob. Then, last year, a new map drawn by Republican lawmakers took effect, and some locals joked that it looked a lot like a Tyrannosaurus rex. The advent of the “T. rex” precipitated dark times and perhaps extinction for local Democrats. The new map bit off and spit out a large chunk of...