when till republicans are using is gerrymandering, which basically means they re redrawing election maps to overrepresented republican voters. simply but, as demographic shift away from a majority white american electorate, they are rigging the game. this week, under the headline, the redistricting apocalypse is here. washington post opinion columnist paul watkins wrote, the word redistricting doesn t carry the same inherent drama as a crowd of rabid thugs breaking doors and windows to storm the capital. but the way it s proceeding right now, in its own way, it s just as much of an assault on our democracy. yesterday, my next guest ari berman put it very bluntly, he said, quote, we are in a 1965 moment for democracy. don t joining me now is aarian berman, he s a senior reporter covering voting rights, author