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The DeKalb County Board of Commissioners and DeKalb School Board are going through the process of redrawing their district lines. A controversial proposal from State Sen. Emanuel Jones (SD-10) has caused some confusion and pushback.

Pickup in a midterm election since the first election after the watergate scandal in 1974. after the 2010 census, republicans did everything they possibly could to gerrymander the house congressional map to make it impossible for democrats to win control of the house again. and they did that, in part, by creating a series of so-called republican super districts that combined moderate republican suburbs with more sparsely populated rural conservative areas. but a new analysis from politico show...

Jennifer paul mere a is with us. norm, the democrats continuing to rack up house seats. where do you see this going? >> well, i expect theyre going to get close to 40 seats in the end. a lot of those seats in california when the late votes come are going to go that way. dont you just love the analogy that it was the wall that trump tore down? >> yes. the wall that republicans believed they built. and, norm, it did look impressive. and still, i have to say still does look impressive because witho...

Congressional scholar, and jennifer paul mere a is with us. norm, the democrats continuing to rack up house seats. where do you see this going? >> well, i expect theyre going to get close to 40 seats in the end. a lot of those seats in california when the late votes come are going to go that way. dont you just love the analogy that it was the wall that trump tore down? >> yes. the wall that republicans believed they built. and, norm, it did look impressive. and still, i have to say still does lo...

Since the first election after the watergate scandal in 1974. after the 2010 census, republicans did everything they possibly could to gerrymander the house congressional map to make it impossible for democrats to win control of the house again. and they did that, in part, by creating a series of so-called republican super districts that combined moderate republican suburbs with more sparsely populated rural conservative areas. but a new analysis from politico shows that president trump has ef...