its just about impossible for Republicans to lose their majority in the either chamber. I am at total loss to understand how either map was upheld. You cannot call your state a democracy when you can lose the popular vote and still get the most seats.
While it is true that Republicans undoubtedly gerrymandered the Wisconsin legislature, it is still a stark reality that the natural political geography in that state really does disadvantage Democrats, even without gerrymandering. The fact that Democrats in the state self-pack so efficiently in Madison and Milwaukee plus the fact that the rurals haven't become blood red yet means that the rest of the state minus those two cities is like R+15, with the Republicans being spread out rather efficiently throughout the rest of Wisconsin.
