The Sneaky Re-Zoning That Put Us In This Mess

    Some top Republicans used the strategy of gerrymandering to create districts with demographics that would almost certainly elect from their party. What they didn't realize was the increasingly conservative areas elected the divisive leaders that are now ripping the GOP apart in the current shutdown.

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