11 Alive: South Cobb voters pawn in redistricting chess match

Republican Jason Shepherd says it’s a given that the new district will be Democrat-friendly because lawmakers purposefully drew it that way. He doesn’t expect voters to worry much about whether McBath actually lives in the new district.

“We’ve had several members of Congress over the decades who have not lived in the district. And they’ve been reelected overwhelmingly,” Shepherd said.  “You’re representing people. You’re not representing numbers.”

Full article and video interview at: https://www.11alive.com/article/news/politics/south-cobb-voters-pawn-redistricting-chess-match/85-c10eb12b-560e-4a10-8ad8-683584b09d58