Remember Sen. Jeff Jackson (D-SnowDay). He's taking aim at re-districting.
Simply. Effectively breaking it down for anyone to understand.
Sen. Jeff Jackson takes cartoon form to push redistricting effort
Mecklenburg Sen. Jeff Jackson’s quest to bring independent political redistricting to North Carolina appears to have the proverbial snowball’s chance in hell over at the N.C. legislature, but that’s not stopping him from giving it the old college try.
Jackson’s the digitally savvy Charlotte Democrat who went viral and gained national attention after musing on Facebook about all the progressive (though imaginary) legislation he passed upon getting the legislature to himself during a snow day.
He’s trying to turn the social media spotlight on the redistricting debate. He was urging folks on Twitter to support his bill, co-sponsored with Republican Rep. Charles Jeter of Huntersville, that would set up an impartial nine-person commission to redraw electoral maps after the 2030 census.
His Twitter post pointed readers to a three-minute Vimeo video narrated by a whimsical cartoon version of himself, colorful graphics and bouncy music. The treatment is surprisingly effective in stripping what can be a dense, eat-your-spinach political reform topic down to the bones of why independent redistricting matters to everyday citizens.
Read more here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/opinion/opn-columns-blogs/o-pinion/article13205681.html#storylink=cpy
https://vimeo.com/120248199
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