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North Carolina Court Imposes New District Map, Eliminating G.O.P. Edge

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tacomancer said:
www.nytimes.com

North Carolina Court Imposes New District Map, Eliminating G.O.P. Edge (Published 2022)

The map appears to split the state’s 14 congressional districts roughly equally between Republicans and Democrats, with two seats seen as tossups.
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Unexpected outcome to NC redistricting.
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The whole redistricting process is a shock to those of us who followed it. Everyone expected the Republicans to run wild, it’s been just the opposite. Changes from the old map, Democratic seats +12, Republican seats -5. Redistricting/gerrymandering has given the Democrats a 17-seat advantage. We now have 368 newly drawn districts; 67 districts remain to be redrawn. The reason for the huge Democratic advantage in redistricting is the state supreme court's of Ohio and North Carolina threw out those 2 states original maps.

Some examples

Illinois added 3 democratic seats, eliminate 2 GOP seats and 1 competitive seat

New Jersey added 3 democratic seats, eliminated 1 GOP seats and 2 competitive seats.

New York added 3 democratic 3 seats, eliminated 3 Republican seats and 1 competitive seat. New York lost a seat due to the 2020 census.

Oregon added 2 Democratic seats, eliminated 2 competitive seats.

There other states that eliminated a democratic seat and added a Republican seat, but nothing like the examples above. Arizona and Tennessee are examples of that. Then there’s the unique case of Texas where 5 democratic districts were added plus 2 Republican districts while eliminating 5 competitive districts. Texas added 2 seats due to the 2020 census.

The 6 remaining states are New Hampshire, Ohio, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri and Wisconsin.
 
The problem Republicans faced this year was they squeezed all the juice out of the lemon back in 2010. There just aren't that many opportunities left.
 
Wow
 
If you look at it the right way it totally makes sense. Most of the polls are showing a big advantage for Republicans and, as we all know, you can't have democracy without Democrats so both stuff and things need to be done to preserve, and perhaps increase, the Democrat majorities. Unless we come out of 2022 with no less than 375 House seats for Democrats and no less than 71 Senate seats we have failed to protect democracy in America. Throw in a little court packing once those majorities are confirmed and America will never need to worry about Republicans again. Unless the nation is fully and irreversibly under the rule of Democrats we can never have freedom!!!
 
I think my favorite ever gerrymandering story was when North Carolina drew that 1 district that in one place was the width of an interstate and it captured the blacks in 3 of their 5 biggest cities.

That's a masterful.
 
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