Fact check: When did the Republican party Gerrymander “Redmap” —yet you previously said it wasn’t co-ordinated by a “Party”

1. Summary of the results

Based on the analyses provided, REDMAP (Redistricting Majority Project) was launched in 2010 by the Republican State Leadership Committee, though one source indicates the project was conceived by Republican strategist Chris Jankowski in 2009 ^[1]. The initiative specifically targeted the 2010 election cycle to flip state legislatures and gain control of the redistricting process that would follow the 2010 census ^{[2] [3]}.

The first implementation of gerrymandered districts from REDMAP occurred in the 2012 election cycle, as evidenced by Michigan's rigged districts that benefited Republican candidates at the expense of Democratic voters ^[2]. The project was explicitly designed to increase Republican control of congressional seats and state legislatures through partisan gerrymandering ^{[3] [4]}.

2. Missing context/alternative viewpoints

The original statement appears to reference a previous conversation where someone claimed REDMAP wasn't coordinated by a "Party," but the analyses clearly contradict this assertion. REDMAP was explicitly a Republican State Leadership Committee project - a formal party organization ^{[3] [4]}. This represents a significant factual discrepancy that the original statement doesn't adequately address.

The analyses reveal that modern gerrymandering has become more sophisticated and egregious in the last 20 years due to advanced computer algorithms ^[5], providing important technological context missing from the original question. Additionally, the sources indicate that REDMAP's success allowed Republicans to maintain control of Congress despite receiving fewer total votes than Democrats in some elections ^[1], demonstrating the electoral impact of these redistricting efforts.

3. Potential misinformation/bias in the original statement

The original statement contains a fundamental factual error by suggesting that REDMAP wasn't coordinated by a "Party." The analyses consistently show that REDMAP was explicitly organized and funded by the Republican State Leadership Committee, which is an official Republican Party organization ^{[3] [4]}.

This mischaracterization could be deliberately misleading to downplay the coordinated, institutional nature of the gerrymandering effort. By framing it as non-partisan or independent, it obscures the systematic strategy employed by Republican leadership to gain electoral advantages through redistricting manipulation ^{[6] [1]}. The question's phrasing suggests an attempt to create confusion about the well-documented partisan coordination behind REDMAP.