Justice Scalia Loved This Gerrymander
The New York Times, in its typical genteel fashion, describes New York's 24th Congressional district as "horseshoe shaped." But a horseshoe isn't the first thing that came to our minds when we saw the district on a map:
And yes, the district does include part of the Finger Lakes region.
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