How a Few Lines on a Map Hold So Much Power in New Hampshire Politics
Here’s a confusing reality about New Hampshire politics today: Democrats are having success like never before, scoring wins that would have been unimaginable just two decades ago. But despite that shift, there’s one place where Republicans still have a leg up on Election Day: the state Legislature. And there’s a reason for this, an invisible force that drives everything in politics, that you probably won’t hear mentioned on the campaign trail: redistricting.