Why North Carolina’s newly gerrymandered district maps matter

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Steve Benen is a producer for 'The Rachel Maddow Show,' the editor of MaddowBlog and an MSNBC political contributor. He's also the bestselling author of 'The Impostors: How Republicans Quit Governing and Seized American Politics.'

North Carolina tends to be seen as a “red” state, which is understandable given that in the 11 presidential elections, the state has backed the Republican ticket 10 times. But just below the surface, the Tar Heel State is more competitive than a casual glance might suggest. President Joe Biden, for example, only lost North Carolina by a single percentage point in 2020. The state also has a popular two-term Democratic governor and a popular two-term Democratic state attorney general.

Roy Cooper would love to veto the maps, but in North Carolina, governors lack the authority to reject redistricting plans. For democracy, this is the latest in a series of brutal setbacks. The Times’ report added, for example, that North Carolina’s newly gerrymandered map illustrates a process that renders “voters’ preferences electorally irrelevant.” But from a national perspective, there are related implications: Democrats hope to reclaim the majority in the U.S.

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