South emerges as flashpoint of brewing redistricting battle

[DonViejo]

By NICHOLAS RICCARDI
33 minutes ago

The partisan showdown over redistricting has hardly begun, but already both sides agree on one thing: It largely comes down to the South.

The states from North Carolina to Texas are set to be premier battlegrounds for the once-a-decade fight over redrawing political boundaries. That’s thanks to a population boom, mostly one-party rule and a new legal landscape that removes federal oversight and delays civil rights challenges.

It’s a collision of factors likely to tilt the scales in the GOP’s favor with dramatic impact: Experts note the new maps in the South alone could knock Democrats out of power in the U.S. House next year -- and perhaps well beyond.

“The South is really going to stand out,” said Ryan Weichelt, a geography professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire who tracks redistricting.

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[Wounded Bear]

1. The story of the year!

[jimfields33]

2. I always think the states that lose seats are worse off

Pennsylvania and New York seem to lose seats every decade. I remember when Pennsylvania had close to 30 seats. Now they are under 20.

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3. The census ramifications of this past year's election were huge.

If redrawn correctly, democrats won't have to win the popular vote by the crazy margins we do now. Heck, I'd be for 20 years of return fair play even! Turn the tables and see the south turn blue for a couple generations. I could give a flip about Fox Noise blowing a gasket. You might say, I'd even revel in it.