North Carolina map-makers tried to rig the game and failed
Turns out, even the most aggressive gerrymandering can hit a snag when voters decide they've had enough.
In a move that probably gave some GOP strategists a massive headache, North Carolina Democrats managed to flip several House seats in districts that were tailor-made to be safe Republican strongholds. These boundaries were redrawn last year specifically to ensure a comfortable walk in the park for the incumbents.
Instead of the predicted cakewalk, the strategy backfired. Voters apparently didn't get the memo about their districts being 'safe' for one side, leading to unexpected Democratic victories in places where the math was supposed to be settled science. It seems that even the best-laid plans of map-drawers can run into the wall of an unpredictable electorate.
Sometimes the drawing board is just a suggestion.
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