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Originally Posted by patteeu
I didn't know that about how gerrymandering got it's name. I assume it's pretty common knowledge for people in MA.
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Well, for those with a historical bent anyway. The thing is that Elbridge Gerry really was a very significant member of the Founding Father's generation. He was a member of the Constitutional Convention, a leading Federalist, and one of the three US ministers sent to France and then humiliated by the French in the infamous XYZ Affair, which rebounded badly on the French and the Democrats in Congress.
He wasn't just some hack. And yet...