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Gerrymandering: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)

LastWeekTonight · 12.6M views · 2017-04-10 · 19:34

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Overview

A Last Week Tonight episode segment in which John Oliver explains gerrymandering, how lawmakers reshape voting districts to shift political power. It uses humor and examples such as oddly shaped districts.

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HN cites it as an entertaining, fact-based explainer of gerrymandering tactics, though one commenter criticizes it as inconsistent.

Recommended by 1 HN people across 1 months · HN mentions 2017–2020

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US politics & electionsSatire & parodyMedia, journalism & propaganda
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What people said

tajen · 2018-07 · Strong recommendation

For those unfamiliarwith gerrymandering, I highly recommend the John Oliver explanation, a humorist of actual facts, showing maps and tactics of politicians that are borderline criminal. [VIDEO]

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aaron695 · 2020-11 · Criticism

John Oliver did an anti-gerrymandering special, until he got to a seat where they split apart Blacks and Latinos. Then that was ok -> [VIDEO]

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cjlarose · 2017-04 · Reference

[Illinoi's 4th congressional district][1] was called the "earmuff" district because of its usual shape. It joined two predominately latino communities with a narrow strip of the I-294. But not all weirdly shaped districts are bad. Between the two latino communities in that area, there is a predominately African-American community. By joining two latino communities together into a single district, it ensured that they had a representative serving their interests. This district in particular was featured in [a recent LastWeekTonight episode][2]. [1]: [LINK] [2]: [VIDEO]

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