Why Democrats Should Move To The Suburbs If They Want To Win More Legislative Seats
Why Democrats Should Move To The Suburbs If They Want To Win More Legislative Seats  
Podcast: Not Another Politics Podcast
Published On: Wed Apr 07 2021
Description: This year the U.S. will go through its decennial redistricting process, which is resurfacing our national conversation around gerrymandering. But Stanford Professor of Political Science, Jonathan Rodden, says gerrymandering isn't the least of our problems when it comes to the politics of geography. In his book, "Why Cities Lose", Rodden illustrates how we can still end up with minority majority rule, regardless of gerrymandering, due to the urban-rural divide. So, if the Democrats want to win more legislative seats, should they move to the suburbs?