Maxwell Palmer
@maxwellpalmer.com
Political scientist at Boston University. Institutions + local politics + voting rights.
www.maxwellpalmer.com / www.housingpolitics.com
www.maxwellpalmer.com / www.housingpolitics.com
See our website, www.definecombine.com, for more, including an article summary and an interactive simulation where you can try DCP yourself.
The Define-Combine Procedure
The Define-Combine Procedure (DCP) is a new method for drawing redistricting plans that reduces partisan gerrymandering without requiring a neutral third party (such as an independent commission, judg...
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August 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
See our website, www.definecombine.com, for more, including an article summary and an interactive simulation where you can try DCP yourself.
The Define-Combine Procedure allows both parties to act in their own partisan interests but produces a fair map by dividing map-drawing power between both parties.
August 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The Define-Combine Procedure allows both parties to act in their own partisan interests but produces a fair map by dividing map-drawing power between both parties.
The redistricting battles evoke the cold war: "unilaterally disarm," "nuclear option," "mutually assured gerrymandering." We call our solution "mutually assured representation." bsky.app/profile/atru...
Newsom: "We're doing this in reaction to a president that called the governor of the state of Texas and said 'find me 5 seats' ... we cannot unilaterally disarm ... other blue states need to stand up"
August 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
The redistricting battles evoke the cold war: "unilaterally disarm," "nuclear option," "mutually assured gerrymandering." We call our solution "mutually assured representation." bsky.app/profile/atru...
This piece builds on our paper in Political Analysis, “A Partisan Solution to Partisan Gerrymandering: The Define-Combine Procedure.” cup.org/471aVyW
A Partisan Solution to Partisan Gerrymandering: The Define–Combine Procedure | Political Analysis | Cambridge Core
A Partisan Solution to Partisan Gerrymandering: The Define–Combine Procedure - Volume 32 Issue 3
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August 14, 2025 at 9:36 PM
This piece builds on our paper in Political Analysis, “A Partisan Solution to Partisan Gerrymandering: The Define-Combine Procedure.” cup.org/471aVyW
This is great music for grading midterms.
March 20, 2025 at 2:16 PM
This is great music for grading midterms.
Also, for traffic, I think in the Boston area traffic comes up in every conversation, regardless of topic.
March 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Also, for traffic, I think in the Boston area traffic comes up in every conversation, regardless of topic.
I think we see schools mentioned more around large developments, especially affordable housing developments. Since we included every multi family development in our sample, that might affect our results.
March 13, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I think we see schools mentioned more around large developments, especially affordable housing developments. Since we included every multi family development in our sample, that might affect our results.
This is not helping my productivity on a day when I need to finish a report with PDF graphs.
February 7, 2025 at 4:13 PM
This is not helping my productivity on a day when I need to finish a report with PDF graphs.