Nate Silver reports on gerrymandering. Democratic Governors Association.

Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight reports that the Supreme Court’s decision could supercharge Republican advantages across the country. With the 2020 census right around the corner, Democratic governors are now the strongest line of defense. SIGN ON: We need 863 signatures from 02771 to end partisan gerrymandering!

DAVID, This is a long email, but please take a few minutes to read it. I want to update you on our work to end Republican gerrymandering once and for all. In the weeks since the Supreme Court ruled in favor of rigged maps, we’ve been working with campaigns across the country and launching an all-out offensive to elect strong Democratic governors. We’re focused on putting Democratic governors in charge of five key states ahead of the census and subsequent redistricting in 2021. The Supreme Court’s 5-4 decision made it easier for Republicans to systematically disenfranchise millions of voters across the country. Now, Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball predicts that Republicans are slated to control the drawing of many more legislative districts than Democrats after the next census. And they’re already working to silence voters in states across the country. Take a look: Voters are currently SUING Mississippi to stop a Jim Crow-era voting law which unfairly determines how governors are elected.  In Georgia, where voter suppression was rampant in 2018, Republican officials purged more than A MILLION voters from the rolls, held up more than 50,000 voter registrations, and enacted some of the nation’s toughest voter ID requirements.  Florida’s Republican governor just signed a POLL TAX into law. He’s denying the will of the voters who passed a ballot initiative giving formerly incarcerated felons back the right to vote!  And in Missouri voters backed an anti-gerrymandering law — that Republican lawmakers are scrambling to undo. But there’s hope, DAVID. In states nationwide Democratic governors are already working to expand voting rights and end map manipulation, so voters decide their representatives – not politicians.

ADD YOUR NAME TO END GERRYMANDERING

In Pennsylvania, Governor Tom Wolf rejected gerrymandered maps, leading the Pennsylvania State Supreme Court to draw new, fairer ones.  Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has proposed allowing a nonpartisan process to draw legislative maps, not politicians. His predecessor, Scott Walker, is a notorious beneficiary and defender of gerrymandering.  And in New Mexico, Nevada, Maine, Illinois, Colorado, and New York Democratic governors have all signed legislation making voting easier! We’re so proud of the work Democrats are doing, but the reality is this, DAVID. Unless we win in key states across the country in 2019 and 2020, we won’t be able to secure fair maps. And Republican governors and state legislatures will continue to act against the will of everyday Americans. We cannot win this fight without you. DAVID, speak out before it’s too late: Add your name to put a stop to partisan gerrymandering! Thank you for taking action on this important issue. Noam Lee Executive Director Democratic Governors Association