"The most important thing to know about the 12th Congressional District of New York is that it should not exist. Since time immemorial, Manhattan was divided in half."
"When Albany screwed up the decennial redistricting a few years ago and a judge kicked responsibility for the map to a cartographer in Pittsburgh, chaos ensued."
"Maloney accused Nadler, a man so of his neighborhood that he showed up at a Donald Trump impeachment session carrying a Zabar's shopping bag, of being 'half dead.'"
The 12th Congressional District of New York is criticized for its existence, resulting from a flawed redistricting process. Historically, Manhattan was divided into two distinct congressional districts. A cartographer's decision to merge affluent neighborhoods led to a chaotic Democratic primary between Jerry Nadler and Carolyn Maloney. Their rivalry intensified as they attacked each other's political credibility, reflecting the absurdity of their forced competition in a newly created district that disregarded the area's historical divisions.
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