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People in several states are taking the initiative to get rid of gerrymandering themselves and going around the self serving politicians.
Yes, they will. Because manipulating the popular-vote on a statewide basis helps to keep the Electoral College since they are first-in-power at both branches of elected governance - the Executive and the Legislative.
As for the EC, until the Republicans win the popular vote and lose the electoral vote, they will fight to the death to keep what they see as a political advantage and never to get rid of the EC.
Yes, clearly. Manipulating the population, however, has become child's play. We Yanks seem attached to the Boob Tube with an umbilical-chord. Companies manipulate us to buy their products by some very addle-headed advertizing.
Why should not the same manipulation be possible for political campaigns?
In fact, in France (and unlike the US), the amount of money that anyone (public or private) can give to a candidate is very strictly capped and controlled. Candidates, however, also get free air-time that is strictly controlled. Which is a damn fine idea ...