Ratf**ked: The True Story Behind the Secret Plan to Steal America's Democracy by David Daley is a book recommended in The Nation. I got the book out of the library, but kept getting other things to read and even after three renewals I hadn't read it. I picked it up on audio so that I could listen to it on the way to work...of course, that assumes the government will continue to operate.
Started: 1/24/2018
Completed: 2/12/2018
Recommended By: The Nation
Recommendation: Recommended
Review:
The most recent set of gerrymandering (2010) and its after effects are highly detailed. Daley really went at it and whether you crow with delight when you hear how Republicans put it to the Democrats or howl with dismay at how politicians chose their own voters (instead of the other way around), this is a remarkably detailed look at what happened. The story is a good one, but unless you are into minutia, you will likely find the book boring after the first few chapters. In my opinion (a definite gerrymandering wonk), it is a comprehensive look at gerrymandering and how the republican Red Map program literally has compromised democracy (good if you are a minority Republican afraid of the liberals, bad if you are a progressive worried about the conservatives).
The most recent set of gerrymandering (2010) and its after effects are highly detailed. Daley really went at it and whether you crow with delight when you hear how Republicans put it to the Democrats or howl with dismay at how politicians chose their own voters (instead of the other way around), this is a remarkably detailed look at what happened. The story is a good one, but unless you are into minutia, you will likely find the book boring after the first few chapters. In my opinion (a definite gerrymandering wonk), it is a comprehensive look at gerrymandering and how the republican Red Map program literally has compromised democracy (good if you are a minority Republican afraid of the liberals, bad if you are a progressive worried about the conservatives).
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