HD-168 Democratic Gerrymander
As a resident of Media Borough I find this blatant Democratic Gerrymander a slap in the face to any "fairness" we had left in our redistricting process. To split the Rose Tree Media School District and divide so many areas of the Media zip code is outrageous and it's all in the name of giving the Democratic Party a safe district. The Democratic Party says in wants "competitive" districts, Rep. Quinn's previous 168th District was extremely competitive. President Biden and Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton both won the district, yet US Senator Toomey and Rep. Quinn both have won the district and the last two state house elections have come down to 450 and 800 vote margins. The new district would create a district that Democrats would have a 23-point advantage in. That hardly seems "competitive." Do us all a favor, keep our communities of interest together! Media Borough, Middletown Upper Providence, and Edgmont townships should not be split! Beyond that, Marple-Newtown School District, next door to this new Democratic gerrymander of the 168th is also split up into two other districts that are gerrymandered and made less competitive. How can we split two school districts into three state house seats each TWICE and call them "fair" maps? We need to make these school districts whole! End the partisan gerrymandering!