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John Bisognano

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Fighting for a stronger, more representative democracy. 🗳️ President @democraticredistricting.com | @redistrictingaction.org | @redistrictfdn.bsky.social | Obama White House alum | Boston sports forever 🏈⚾🏀🏒

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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 6m
I’m a little worried Republicans are going to start charging us rent for the sq footage of their brains we occupy. “Continuing the ‘Mean Girls’ analogy, we’d say Republicans ‘spent about 80 percent of their time talking about Eric Holder...” rollcall.com/2026/09/30/m...
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How is ‘Mean Girls’ like gerrymandering? Ask these former Hill staffers
On the surface, it wouldn’t seem like an early-aughts teen comedy has much in common with the drawing of congressional maps.  Don’t tell that to Rory Riley Topping and Josh Rultenberg, who spend a…
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 3h
“Nightmare” implies this was an uncontrollable event. GOP knew what they were doing was extremely unpopular, & yet they pushed forward. The people of Missouri did not stand for it. It’s like calling it a “nightmare” when you get arrested for stealing. www.washingtonsun.com/campaigns/mi...
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Missouri Is a Nightmare Come True for Redistricting Opponents
Because of legal battles over district lines, some of the state’s voters will cast a ballot in a different district in November than they did in the primary.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 12h
One thing is clear, and its that the only path forward is to bring the Scots back to Boston.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 29/09/2026
Missouri Republicans ignored court orders to toss their gerrymander, leaving voters in the dark about which district they'll vote in just weeks before Election Day. For the third time, SCOTUS ordered lawmakers to use the 2022 map. Sham lawsuits and defying courts are the new norm for Republicans.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 28/09/2026
Genuine question: what's the most absurdly shaped district in your state? Every state has one. The one that reaches across three counties to grab a single neighborhood. The one held together by a highway median. Drop yours below.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 27/09/2026
Has anyone told strong President Trump that his long loved Yankees are in the playoffs against their horrible rival Red Sox, and they are playing at Yankee Stadium!! He needs to be there to show his love for the Yankees, and it would be super alpha to be there! All games pls.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 26/09/2026
Imagine being a leading GOP voter and being told via millions of bucks in TV ads that to save Trump you need to vote because ACTUALLY the economy is great despite their entire lived experience at the gas station, grocery store, literally everywhere…
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 26/09/2026
Less than 40 days out from Election Day. Everyone watches the top of the ballot. But the offices that decide what your maps look like for the next decade are further down: State supreme courts Secretaries of state State legislatures Vote the whole ballot. That’s how we fight gerrymandering.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 26/09/2026
What an absolute gift to work with the smartest lawyers in the country — brilliant humans, with deep wells of resolve, committed to doing the most good for the most people. The mind meld of @marcelias.bsky.social, Abha Khanna, @ericholder.bsky.social & @marinakjenkins.bsky.social Dream Team.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 25/09/2026
🚨BREAKING🚨: With a MAJOR Friday night win at SCOTUS for our team, we FINALLY have a final Congressional Map. 39 days from Election Day — & it will continue to include a district for Kansas City! Congrats to everyone in MO, especially those that have carried this for so long.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 25/09/2026
It’s one thing for Trump and the to sell us all out to China and Big Tech… AND THEN THERE IS HAVING A BLACK TIE STATE DINNER WITH PRESIDENT XI OF CHINA AND CEOS OF EVERY TECH COMPANY AT THE WHITE HOUSE. This country needs an election so badly.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 24/09/2026
Look forward to digging into this book by @davidpakman.bsky.social , who really has been an incredible leader in the movement to digital platforms and has always been light-years ahead of his time. Look forward to reading this to try to catch up!
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 24/09/2026
Trump sold us out. He sold us out to China on this trip. He sold us out to Big Tech. All for more family money and GOP campaign cash to fund ads across the country to try to save their sinking races. Every GOP ad should serve as a reminder that we were all the price he paid.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 24/09/2026
Two more years of Congress rubber-stamping whatever Trump wants? Hard pass. In just 40 days, we have a real chance to change course. If you’re tired of the circus, now’s the time to show up and vote out the clowns. Make a plan to vote at iwillvote.com
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 23/09/2026
Just before midnight, we, in support of People Not Politicians, filed a THIRD stay request in under a month w/ SCOTUS regarding the Missouri maps. This is an insane play by the 8th cir to keep throwing food against the wall. SCOTUS granted the first two. They should do so again.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 22/09/2026
Hi 👋, It’s Sept 21st. We still don’t know the final national congressional map for the election on *checks notes* Nov 3rd. An insane ruling out of the 8th circuit, again renders the MO map unsettled. It will be appealed, again, again to SCOTUS… www.kmbc.com/article/miss...
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8th Circuit rules Missouri must use 2025 congressional map in November election
The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Missouri must use its 2025 congressional map in November, but stayed its order through Sept. 28 for Supreme Court review.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 10/09/2026
🚨BREAKING🚨: SCOTUS (AGAIN) steps in to mandate that Missouri use its 2022 map and (AGAIN) clarify that the MO Supreme Court has a role here… this is great! And (AGAIN) it’s deeply crazy that it took this much.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 09/09/2026
Today is Sept 9th. - 55 days until Election Day - Every state primary election has passed - Ballots are being printed in many states AND we still don’t know for sure what the national congressional map lines will be thanks to rogue officials in Missouri NONE OF THIS IS NORMAL.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 09/09/2026
I know the term “Constitutional Crisis” is tossed around but in Missouri we are living in one. MO Sup Ct: State must use ‘22 map. SCOTUS agrees. Single lower court judge disagrees. AG & SOS say they will do what the lower court judge says. Pure lawlessness + authoritarianism.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 09/09/2026
Mid-decade redistricting used to be rare. This cycle, it became a strategy. 10 states redrew congressional maps ahead of November—most to lock in an advantage before a single vote is cast. Voters are supposed to pick their representatives. Not the other way around.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 08/09/2026
People ask what they can actually do about gerrymandering. Here's the honest answer: win the state races that decide who holds the pen in 2031. That's what our Democracy Defenders program is for. See who we're backing and where: democraticredistricting.com
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 03/09/2026
🚨 BREAKING X2🚨: The Maryland Supreme Court will allow Marylanders to vote on a ballot initiative this November to enable the state to respond to the GOP gerrymanders across the country!
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 03/09/2026
🚨BREAKING🚨: Missouri Supreme Court rules that new GOP gerrymandered map can NOT go into effect and that the voters WILL have the chance to vote against it on the 2026 ballot! SHOW ME STATE!!
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 27/08/2026
Today, we're proud to be endorsing Katie Hobbs for Governor of Arizona and 41 candidates for the state legislature. The choice in this election could not be more clear for the people of Arizona. Learn more about our endorsements here: democraticredistricting.com/eric-holder-...
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Eric Holder Announces Endorsements for Arizona Governor and State Legislature - NDRC
Washington, D.C. — Today, Eric H. Holder, Jr., the 82nd Attorney General of the United States and Chairman of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC), announced his endorsements in the…
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 26/08/2026
Dolly Parton was an unimaginable force in her ability to transcend American culture. She was all of us: rich, poor, rural, urban, men, women, and everyone in the middle. She was loved by everyone and gave all of that love back to us. Dolly was American culture.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 25/08/2026
For decades, Rep. Bennie Thompson has fought for the people of Mississippi. But Republicans are now hell-bent on dismantling the historically Black district he represents. All because they know they can’t win it fairly.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 18/08/2026
For the last year, Republicans have been singularly hellbent on taking away power from communities of color. The GOP likes to say that they’re just focused on redrawing maps to benefit their party — that it has nothing to do with race. Unfortunately, that ploy has been working.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 06/08/2026
This Voting Rights Act anniversary carries a different weight. Earlier this year, SCOTUS gutted Section 2 of the landmark bill. Within months, Republicans unleashed a new wave of gerrymandered maps designed to silence voters of color. Rebuilding the VRA is how we stop these attacks on democracy.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 05/08/2026
Gerrymandering's two moves: Pack: cram opponents into a few districts where they win 80-20. Extra votes? Wasted. Crack: spread the rest so they lose 45-55. Also wasted. Millions of votes. Zero influence. That's the design.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 05/08/2026
Most people think 2026 = next 2 years. But whoever controls state legislatures after the 2030 census draws the maps that shape representation for the entire next decade. The NDRC is playing the long game in the fight for fair maps.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 04/08/2026
Everyone has had this boss... literally the worst person in any office.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 03/08/2026
Redistricting reform isn't one election or one lawsuit. It's recruiting candidates. Winning state legislatures. Passing ballot initiatives. Defending legal challenges. All before a single map is drawn. NDRC has been doing this work for years. We're not stopping now.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 01/08/2026
Welp, that’s a wrap on the Boston Red Sox best single month in history… LFG! www.bostonglobe.com/2026/08/01/s...
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Red Sox finish off best month in franchise history with comeback win over the Dodgers - The Boston Globe
Ceddanne Rafaela hit a go-ahead two-run homer in the seventh, Andruw Monasterio added a key two-run double later in the frame, and Brayan Bello tossed the final four innings to pick up his first win…
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 31/07/2026
This timeline is just so dumb… 😑
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 31/07/2026
Congress goes on recess in August, and your representatives head home. But thanks to gerrymandering, most of them represent safe seats. That means they don't have to worry much about what you think. Safe seats → low accountability. That's exactly what fair maps are designed to fix.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 31/07/2026
I miss the World Cup. That is all.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 30/07/2026
The 2026 midterms are about 3 months away. Every House seat. Every map. Every margin. NDRC is backing candidates who believe in fair representation — because rigged districts shouldn't decide who runs this country.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 23/07/2026
Gerrymandering 101: Politicians draw their own district lines, choosing their voters before voters choose them. That's why a state can be split 50-50 politically but represented 70-30 in Congress. It's not a bug. It's the design.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 23/07/2026
Every House seat is up in November. The maps deciding who wins were drawn by politicians — often specifically to guarantee one party's grip on power. This is the election where we fight to take those maps back.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 22/07/2026
Frustrated with Congress but feel powerless? Redistricting is where real power lives. Fair maps → fair elections → representatives who actually have to listen. Find out how to get involved: democraticredistricting.com
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 22/07/2026
Let's be clear: Trump’s election lies are a shoddy cover for trying to subvert the 2026 midterms. Scared of facing accountability from Americans who are tired of his failures, he's escalating his attempts to corrupt the electoral process.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 21/07/2026
Quick question: Do you know who your congressional rep is? And do you think they'd still hold that seat if they had to run in a truly competitive district?
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 21/07/2026
The only 2 logical logical explanations for Red Sox currently are: 1. The World Cup changed everything in Boston. #vibeshift - OR - 2. We are actively playing out the live action plot of Major League (1989). Chapman is clearly Wild Thing Vaughn…
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 16/07/2026
Donald Trump has essentially admitted he can’t win a fair vote. But instead of changing his agenda, he’s doing everything in his power to overhaul the midterms. We’ve never seen this kind of shameless corruption.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 15/07/2026
One year ago, Trump called up Gov. Abbott in Texas and ordered a gerrymandered congressional map, kicking off 12 months of pure redistricting chaos. If you're still wondering what the hell happened, @marinakjenkins.bsky.social and I unpack it all on Drawing the Line: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaeC...
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One Year of Trump’s Gerrymandering War
One year ago, Trump called Texas Governor Greg Abbott and demanded that Texas Republicans rig their congressional maps ahead of the midterm elections. They followed his orders without hesitation,…
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 14/07/2026
The candidates who win this fall will decide how their state moves forward amidst the redistricting crisis. Winning these races is a massive part of our strategy to build power to prevent more gerrymanders. Check out the candidates we’re supporting: democraticredistricting.com/democracy-de...
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Democracy Defenders - NDRC
2026 Democracy Defenders Building on our effective model that changed the game on redistricting, we are applying our success in previous election cycles to now shine a spotlight on the state and…
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 12/07/2026
RFK Jr. playing 5D chess… you can’t get vaccinated if you can never leave the bathroom.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 10/07/2026
The thing politicians in safe districts fear most isn't losing. It's having to compete. Fair maps create accountability. Accountability creates responsive government. Simple as that.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 08/07/2026
As of a few minutes ago, please join me in mourning the sudden loss of the 2+ games a day format. For a few weeks, we were kings and queens.
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John Bisognano @johnbisognano.com · 07/07/2026
As he always does, he made everything good and fun about himself and ruined it for everyone.
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