The Daily Populous

Gerrymandering played a major role in helping Republicans win the House in the midterm elections this year, according to political experts and analysts.

Gerrymandering is also used to strengthen one political party’s power over another through the drawing of legislative districts.

“GOP gerrymandering has made it nearly impossible for Dems to win the majority in the Wisconsin legislature,” noted Jessica Post, president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee. »

The military sent the 63-page report to Brazil’s electoral authorities late on Wednesday after days of speculation that it would back claims by extremist president Jair Bolsonaro that the election was tainted.

03:43 'Brazil was stolen': the Bolsonaro supporters who refuse to accept election result – video.

Voting is compulsory in Brazil and the almost 120m votes cast are usually counted within three or four hours of the polls closing. »

New psychology findings suggest that attractive students earn higher grades in school, but for female students, this beauty premium disappears when classes are taught remotely.

For non-quantitative courses, attractive female students saw a decline in their grades with remote instruction, while attractive male students continued to enjoy a beauty advantage.

According to the study author, these findings suggest that discrimination most likely explains the beauty premium for female students, who no longer had higher grades when classes turned remote. »

A runoff election to decide control of the Senate is not new for Georgia or its Black voters.

That win, coupled with that of Sen. Jon Ossoff, also in a runoff against a Republican incumbent, gave Democrats control of the Senate.

Now, Jones said, Black voters are facing the burden of having to pull Georgia — and the country — across the line. »