The Supreme Court’s decision merely preserves the status quo, but together with other trends, it could put a strain on democracy.
At some point or another over the last decade, Democrats have won the most votes but lost national elections for the presidency, the House and the Senate.
Partisan gerrymandering is just one of the reasons the Democrats are at such a disadvantage. But the Supreme Court’s decision on gerrymandering Thursday came as long-term political and demographic trends threaten to put Democrats at an even greater disadvantage in the Senate and perhaps also the presidency.
It’s even possible to imagine a future in which Republicans could effectively claim a monopoly on federal power despite continued weakness in the national vote.
View the complete June 28 article by Nate Cohn on The New York Times website here.