It's hopeless. More than once I've seen claimed that "gerrymandering" affects the Electoral College and got Trump elected. Yet more proof that the word, like "fascism", simply means "anything I don't like".
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The electors for the Electoral College in 48 of the 50 states are determined by the states' popular vote, gerrymandering has no effect on this. In Maine and Nebraska, it is partially by congressional district.
Gerrymandering had no impact on Trump's election. He was elected because he got the right states to pull out an Electoral College majority despite losing the national popular election.
Gerrymandering's impact is on the US House of Representatives and state legislatures. Most executive offices are elected by statewide popular vote.
the shame is that gerrymandering is just the tip of an absolutely massive iceberg. if you add up all the ways in which decisions are divorced from popular interest you get a very, very bleak picture of anyone's ability to claim fair representation.