Suppose you are applying for the position of CEO at a company. As part of the interview process, you must meet with ten of the company's shareholders for a Q&A session. Prior to the interview, you are given a list of every shareholder along with who their preferred applicant is for the position. You are then told you can select seven of the ten shareholders who will be present for your interview. Naturally, you pick seven shareholders who favor you and you get the job. The seven you selected, however, were out of a pool of 100 shareholders, only 40 of which thought you were the best candidate for the position. This means that despite only 40% of the company favoring you, you still got the job. In effect, this is what gerrymandering does to elections.