This Week in Politics: Nodding Off Could Be Dangerous to Democracy

The New Jersey legislature is considering a constitutional amendment that would overhaul the way the state handles redistricting. If it is approved by the legislature, the issue would then come before voters as a ballot question to win approval.

Patrick Murray, the Director of the Monmouth University Polling Institute, is opposed to the plan. Speaking with David Furst, he says it would "embed a formula to gerrymander the map." Plus, he says the ballot question was written to deliberately deceive voters.

While the mere mention of redistricting can send voters straight to sleep, Murray says now is the time to pay attention. He says instead of trying to rig the system, Democrats should embrace reforms that focus on demographics.

Murray says, "What's ironic about this is that when we're looking at (nationwide) reforms - where states are taking politics entirely out of the redistricting process - Democrats are actually doing better in those states with the new maps. The more you take politics out of it and just focus on demographics in a state that's as diverse as New Jersey, the better Democrats will do."