Fit for the Goose, Fit for the Gerrymander

Friday, the Wash Post rightly ripped Hugo Chavez for gerrymandering his way to victory in Venezuela. But will they keep the same watchful eye on the Dems?

The Washington Post has a fine editorial Friday about the recent election in Venezuela and how Chavez used redrawing the congressional constituencies to favor his voters.  As the Post commented, “thanks to the blatant gerrymandering he ordered, Mr. Chávez probably will have 98 seats, compared with 67 for the main opposition coalition and a small leftist party. That allowed the caudillo to claim victory in a news conference, during which he heaped abuse on a reporter who dared to ask about the discrepancy between votes and seats.”

The Post is right, of course.  May we now look forward to similar editorials from the Post if Democratic governors are elected in California, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Florida, and Maryland and they seek to use the redistricting process next year to disenfranchise Republicans?