Politicians from both major parties deserve harsh scolding for their unity in believing the public should be shut out of congressional map-drawing negotiations.

Today in Ohio podcast hosts said the rare bipartisan consensus isn’t about good governance – it’s about protecting political power at the expense of transparency.

The podcast highlighted how even Democratic leaders, who typically have less power in Ohio’s redistricting process, are advocating for closed-door negotiations alongside their Republican counterparts.

“I was kind of stunned to see the minority party saying, you elected us to do the work. Just shut up, go away. We’ll take care of it from here,” said Chris Quinn.

Laura Johnston elaborated on the surprising stance:

“Even the Democrats, who really don’t stand a chance

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