Beware the gerrymander, my son: creative redistricting. From: National Review | Date: April 7, 1989| Author: Fund, John H. | COPYRIGHT 1989 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

DURING THE sultry summer of 1981, the nation's political attention was focused on Washington. President Reagan and House Speaker Tip O'Neill were locked in fierce combat over the White House's budget and tax-cut proposals. Reagan ended up winning, and Washington observers predicted a new era of Republican dominance. But as Reagan accepted the cheers of the conservative faithful, 2,500 miles away a rumpled political junkie named Phil Burton was gerrymandering California's 45 co...

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