Thread by @NBCLX

Tens of millions of voters disenfranchised by census data.
With more extreme candidates created as a byproduct.
Gerrymandering is one of America’s biggest problems, but here’s how Congress can fix it right now: trib.al/USOkgaa

You may not understand how complex census data is going to be used to disenfranchise voters…but everyone understands candy. So we combined the two into one voting rights story: trib.al/Gb5rGjv

More than 80% of voters had no real say in who represented them in Congress last year. NBCLX Political Editor @NoahPransky says that’s a far bigger problem than any new voting restriction…but there may be an easier (bipartisan) fix. trib.al/Gb5rGjv

“Two-hundred years ago, Elbridge Gerry, whom Gerrymandering is named after, didn't have the microscopic data that we have now and the software that allows (politicians) to weaponize that,” says Damon @Effingood, Dir. Of Federal Reform, @RepresentUs trib.al/Gb5rGjv

Democrats want a Gerrymandering ban in their massive “For the People Act,” which has yet to move in the Senate. However, there’s an easier – more bipartisan – pathway to possibly banning Gerrymandering once and for all: trib.al/Gb5rGjv

Until then, politicians will continue to pack districts to favor their party - or break up their opponents' voters across several districts to gain an advantage.

@noahpransky explains how it works using Nerds and other candies: lx.com/politics/we-ex…