Safe Seats Exposed: Gerrymandering's Grip on Voter Power and Reform Paths

Solving America's Problems · Oct 28, 2025 · 23m · transcript

Jerremy Alexander Newsome and Dave Conley, with guest Rob Richie, unpack the Voting Rights Act's fading safeguards amid Supreme Court challenges, fueling discriminatory practices and polarized safe seats. Rob details his partisan voting index invention, spotlighting 95-99% incumbent retention and non-competitive districts. They explore fixes like proportional representation, Maine's ranked choice voting success, and interstate compacts for national popular vote. From Bush v. Gore's 2000 chaos to the Help America Vote Act's gains, they advocate constitutional right to vote amendments and…