{"href":"https://api.simplecast.com/oembed?url=https%3A%2F%2Fpodcast.charlescwcooke.com%2Fepisodes%2Fepisode-102-all-about-gerrymandering-kwY6zM_7","width":444,"version":"1.0","type":"rich","title":"Episode 102: All About Gerrymandering — with Sean Trende","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/d62188f2-1518-4939-8d0d-e6eb5d08c5b4/88d4fded-e024-449b-84fe-3be5e100e2fb/the-charles-cw-cooke-podcast-3000.jpg","thumbnail_height":300,"provider_url":"https://simplecast.com","provider_name":"Simplecast","html":"<iframe src=\"https://player.simplecast.com/0cf1ef0a-1633-43e0-bfd3-45aea0714b67\" height=\"200\" width=\"100%\" title=\"Episode 102: All About Gerrymandering — with Sean Trende\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"></iframe>","height":200,"description":"After the success of the Virginia gerrymander, Charles asks Sean Trende about the history of gerrymandering. What is it? Why is it called that? When did it start? What is a dummymander? When did our modern gerrymandering fights begin? Is mid-decade redistricting a historical anomaly? Who is playing defense here: the Democrats or the Republicans? Why have Republicans opposed federal laws banning gerrymandering? Are independent commissions actually independent? Can we outsource redistricting to a computer? What happens if the Supreme Court reworks its Voting Rights Act jurisprudence? Should we just go back to having representatives-at-large, who run statewide? Did the 2020 Census unfairly undercount gains in Republican states? How will the 2030 Census change our politics? \n\nAlso: Is Donald Trump unpopular because he's Donald Trump, or because we just hate everyone now? And where are all the moderates?"}