{"id":35361,"date":"2017-10-05T14:13:50","date_gmt":"2017-10-05T18:13:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=35361"},"modified":"2017-10-05T14:13:50","modified_gmt":"2017-10-05T18:13:50","slug":"gerrymandering-ah-the-tiny-facts-we-cling-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sidebarforplaintiffs.naomifein.net\/?p=35361","title":{"rendered":"Gerrymandering: Ah, the tiny facts we cling to"},"content":{"rendered":"

From 538 Significant Digits:<\/p>\n

10 Kennedy interruptions<\/em><\/h2>\n

Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered the likely swing vote on a case about extreme partisan gerrymandering, asked 5 questions and made 5 statements to the Wisconsin attorneys and 0 of either to Democrats who want the partisan maps struck down. This is considered a good sign for the Democrats, as justices are statistically more likely to take the side of a petitioner they don\u2019t pepper with questions. [FiveThirtyEight<\/a>]<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

From 538 Significant Digits: 10 Kennedy interruptions Justice Anthony Kennedy, considered the likely swing vote on a case about extreme partisan gerrymandering, asked 5 questions and made 5 statements to the Wisconsin attorneys and 0 of either to Democrats who … Continue reading →<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[636,337,1095,1175,1265],"tags":[1392,1191,2180,675],"class_list":["post-35361","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-koch-bros-final-solution-to-democracy","category-legal-news","category-politics","category-the-facts-of-life","category-voting-rights","tag-538-significant-digits","tag-gerrymandering","tag-justice-kennedy","tag-voting-rights"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t