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b'There is no political topic that can get people\\u2019s blood boiling quite like partisan gerrymandering. Many even go so far as to call it an afront to our democracy. But what do we know about how effective it is and what the data shows about its outcomes?\\n \\nIn a new paper, \\u201cWidespread Partisan Gerrymandering Mostly Cancels Nationally, But Reduces Electoral Competition\\u201d Princeton political scientist, Kosuke Imai, uses a novel methodological approach to try and document the effect of partisan gerrymandering. What he finds is surprising and may lead people who participate in it to re-think whether it\\u2019s worth the effort.'