The Real Victory

Repubs won the midterms, taking the House and whittling away at the Dems' strength in the Senate.  But I think the real impact comes from the Repubs' bigger wins in Governors and State Houses.  38 states have Repub governors, and while I can't find the exact numbers, I've heard reports from different sources to the effect that a good-sized majority of state legislatures are Repub majorities.  So what we'll get now is redistricting aimed at shoring up those majorities at the state level, which will further entrench Repub incumbents.  This is exactly what the Dems would be planning if the results had gone the other way, so hold your fire.

The point here is that there may be better ways to approach the task of redrawing the lines.

Here's one.

Politicians have an obvious incentive to fuck us over for the sake of maintaining their power, and we give them the means to do just that when we elect them. But we don't have to just sit and watch while they do it.