Words Gerrymander, v.

From: The Independent - London | Date: February 24, 2000| Author: CHRISTOPHER HAWTREE | Copyright information

Gerrymander, v.

FRANK DOBSON'S candidacy has given new life to Elbridge Gerry, who was not only a signatory to the Declaration of Independence, but as a Democrat Republican in Massachussetts re-ordered districts to give his Party an electoral advantage in 1812. The Federalis...

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