WaPo Fact Checker Gives Eric Holder Two Pinocchios for His Hypocrisy on Democrat Gerrymandering

Washington D.C.— During his media tour to promote his new book, National Democratic Redistricting Committee Chairman Eric Holder is trying to rewrite history about his hypocrisy on gerrymandering. Holder continues to portray himself as a “fair maps” advocate despite his continued refusal to oppose gerrymanders in Democrat-controlled states.

The Washington Post’s Glenn Kessler today took Holder to task for claiming in a recent Face the Nation interview that he previously “indicated his opposition” to the gerrymandered maps in New York and Maryland, giving Holder two Pinocchios.

As Kessler notes,

• During the redistricting process, Holder has aggressively criticized maps drawn in states controlled by Republicans… But when the New York and Maryland maps were drafted, Holder was silent.
• After courts rejected the maps and ordered new maps drawn, Holder issued these statements, which suggested the new maps in these states should be largely like the old ones.
• Even when the maps were rejected, he suggested the new maps should be similar. That’s a strange way of showing opposition. Holder earns Two Pinocchios.

Read the full fact check HERE.

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