Episode
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Gerrymandering
Overview
Lawmakers often reshape voting districts to shift the balance of political power. That's unfair to voters, even those of us with questionable judgment.
Details
- Series
- Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
- Season
- Season 4
- Episode
- Episode 8
- Air date
- 2017-04-09
- Runtime
- 35 min
Episode context
Gerrymandering is Episode 8 in Season 4 of Last Week Tonight with John Oliver. It aired on 2017-04-09. The runtime is 35 min.
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