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Funded by $30 million in dark money after Citizens United decision, GOP took over key swing states in 2010 & passed extreme gerrymandered maps to lock in power for next decade Nearly a decade later, GOP still controls every still legislative chamber in MI, NC, OH, PA & WIpic.twitter.com/iKUeQrGuzp

For years Dems neglected the states & lost nearly 1,000 legislative seats under Obama. This stunning chart tells the story “This has been one of the big failures of our party,” says @TerryMcAuliffe. “We have not paid attention to the importance of redistricting”pic.twitter.com/3NmmV0Dy9l

In 2017 @BarackObama & @ericholder launched @DemRedistrict as long overdue effort to rebuild Dem power in states & pass fairer maps. In 2018 Dems flipped 300 state legislative seats & now within a few seats of taking back leg chambers in VA, PA, NC, MN, AZ & MI in 2019/2020pic.twitter.com/2FAhpVKqDS

For new @MotherJones feature I traveled with Holder to Wisconsin, “ground zero for gerrymandering.” In 2018 WI GOP got 45% of votes but 64% of seats. They used this gerrymandered majority to pass voter suppression laws & lame duck legislative coup https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2019/07/the-courts-wont-end-gerrymandering-eric-holder-has-a-plan-to-fix-it-without-them/ …pic.twitter.com/8zgblzTOHP

State-level Dems worry 25 presidential candidates overshadowing critical state races. In April Dems lost key race for WI Supreme Court. @ericholder campaigned for liberal judge but no Dems running for president did. “This should be a wakeup for us” Holder told mepic.twitter.com/5oVHjYnYEO

State legislative elections in 2019 & 2020 will determine who draws redistricting maps in 2021 in most states. This is not getting nearly enough attention compared to prez campaign. “The next decade of democracy is on the line” says @jessicapostpic.twitter.com/YXtcOXCrDG

This quote from @amandalitman is so important. $3 mil might not be much $ for Bernie or Biden but could make the difference in flipping multiple state legislative chambers. @runforsomething recruiting candidates in every district in 12 states @ericholder targeting in 2020pic.twitter.com/zPnPizAUPq

“Put simply, gerrymandering is cheating” - @ericholder After Supreme Court refused to stop partisan gerrymandering, Dems have a new plan to fight backpic.twitter.com/S35BHqRSpZ