{"id":48165,"date":"2026-05-11T11:10:14","date_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/?p=48165"},"modified":"2026-05-11T11:10:15","modified_gmt":"2026-05-11T18:10:15","slug":"why-expanding-congress-would-end-gerrymandering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/why-expanding-congress-would-end-gerrymandering\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Expanding Congress Would End Gerrymandering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Why Expanding Congress Would End Gerrymandering\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/moG7ZOUXHv0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@TheRecount\">The Recount<\/a> Aug 21, 2025 Go to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/redirect?event=video_description&amp;redir_token=QUFFLUhqbTRFN2cxMXNTQ0NJOFJoVDhucm9PRGF6ZG1EUXxBQ3Jtc0tsRWZUcFRidUVGLWFQbEp2Q0J2UllGQnNERk9TeEMwZThOSHpVZXp2R21WaHdvNlh6RGNGdnBkVVpnQlVKQTNXZGVXTTZtWFJ0b1ByWlp4UFNWV0h5VkZ3aXNMMDZRZGlVX3pXM2trdkdzUkhIVzEzdw&amp;q=https%3A%2F%2Fgroundnews.com%2Ftherecount&amp;v=moG7ZOUXHv0\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/groundnews.com\/therecount<\/a> for a better way to stay informed. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide coverage. The gerrymandering wars are on. All over the country, red and blue states are scrambling to redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 midterms. Republicans in Texas, led by President Trump, fired the first shot, but Democrats like Gavin Newsom are eagerly joining them. The result is an arms race between the parties unprecedented in the modern era. But what if there\u2019s another way? The United States\u2019 system of national elections is extremely unique in two key ways, and any hope of ending gerrymandering runs through reforming both. From proportional representation to expanding Congress by raising the cap on the number of House seats, there are real solutions to the current crisis \u2014 if we want them. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=moG7ZOUXHv0\">0:00<\/a> The gerrymandering wars are on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=moG7ZOUXHv0&amp;t=74s\">1:14<\/a> Gerrymandering 101 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=moG7ZOUXHv0&amp;t=129s\">2:09<\/a> How states redistrict <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=moG7ZOUXHv0&amp;t=232s\">3:52<\/a> Why gerrymandering is getting worse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=moG7ZOUXHv0&amp;t=349s\">5:49<\/a> Why Republicans are worse <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=moG7ZOUXHv0&amp;t=501s\">8:21<\/a> Compact districts vs. fair districts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=moG7ZOUXHv0&amp;t=646s\">10:46<\/a> The fix<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Recount Aug 21, 2025 Go to https:\/\/groundnews.com\/therecount for a better way to stay informed. Subscribe through my link for 40% off unlimited access to world-wide coverage. The gerrymandering wars are on. All over the country, red and blue states are scrambling to redraw their congressional maps ahead of the&#8230; <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/2026\/05\/11\/why-expanding-congress-would-end-gerrymandering\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48165"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=48165"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":48166,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/48165\/revisions\/48166"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=48165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=48165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/occupysf.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=48165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}