Gerrymandering Gone Wild

A reader writes:

After reading your posts about Prop 20, I think you should have a daily post showing some of the most ridiculous districts. Here are a few of my favorites:

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Yes, this district snakes through the Colorado River on its way into a Navajo reservation.  Absurd.


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Looks like a boat anchor.

Another writes:

The "Yoshi" district?  That's nothing.  Try Illinois 4, a massively gerrymandered district that has been represented by Luis Gutierrez for 18 years:

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I can't even think of a good name for this one ... Vice clamp?

Slate made a slideshow of many more.

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