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Philip Bump, Washington Post: Politics
Wed, 05/27/2015 - 10:02am

A case before the Supreme Court raises an esoteric but important question: Who do politicians represent?Our Amber Phillips has a thorough explanation of the ins-and-outs of the case. But the essential question is whether political districts should be drawn based on the number of people that live in the district, or based on the number of people in that district that can vote.

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