Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad:

Oct. 26

The Washington Post on the slippery slope that is gerrymandering

The gerrymandering doom spiral is gaining downward momentum, exactly as expected.

Virginia is poised to become the second state , after California, where Democrats will seek to unravel reforms that took redistricting out of the hands of partisans. That’s in response to similar Republican power grabs in other states — especially Texas, where the GOP kicked off the nationwide partisan warfare this summer in a shortsighted attempt to protect its slim House majority.

Democrats currently control six of Virginia’s 11 congressional seats, accurately reflecting the commonwealth’s evenly divided electorate. By calling a special session, Democrats hope to n

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