It is called “gerrymander” is because because someone whose last name was “Gerry” drew up some districts to get the votes he need and one of them looked like a salamander. Combine them into a portmanteau and you get “gerry-mander”.
May 31, 2017
It is called “gerrymander” is because because someone whose last name was “Gerry” drew up some districts to get the votes he need and one of them looked like a salamander. Combine them into a portmanteau and you get “gerry-mander”.