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Arizona Redistricting: Democrats’ Grand Canyon Calamity
December 30, 2021 · 12:00 PM EST
Arizona’s independent redistricting commission unanimously passed a new congressional map that maintains the state’s breakdown of five districts carried by Joe Biden in the 2020 election and four districts carried by President Donald Trump, but also affords Republicans great opportunities to flip…
California Redistricting: Golden Opportunities
December 28, 2021 · 5:00 PM EST
California’s independent redistricting commission unanimously passed a new congressional map for the Golden State that shores up the state’s Democratic delegation and puts several Republicans on their heels.
That’s a boon for national Democrats looking to hold onto their razor-thin majority in…
Oklahoma Redistricting: Sooner Shutout
December 27, 2021 · 4:02 PM EST
Oklahoma was home to one of the most surprising results of the 2018 midterm elections, when Democrats picked up a deeply Republican district in the heart of the state.
So when this year’s redistricting process rolled around, Republicans in the Oklahoma state legislature took care to ensure such an…
Utah Redistricting: Split Lake City
December 23, 2021 · 11:42 AM EST
Utah is one of the most Republican states in the union, but it has long had one competitive congressional district centered on Salt Lake City.
No longer. The new map passed by the Republican state legislature and signed by Gov. Spencer Cox, also a Republican, splits Salt Lake County between all…
Idaho Redistricting: No Big Changes Yet
December 22, 2021 · 10:11 AM EST
Idaho was the second-fastest growing state between 2010 and 2020, but the Gem State’s 17-percent growth rate was not quite enough to secure it an additional congressional district.
That meant Idaho’s independent redistricting commission had a relatively straightforward task: adjust the two…
Wisconsin Senate: Decisions, Decisions
December 16, 2021 · 2:30 PM EST
Of all of the Republican senators running for re-election in 2022, perhaps none inspire more enmity from Democrats than Ron Johnson of Wisconsin.
The laundry list of complaints runs long, back to 2010 when Johnson dethroned liberal lion Russ Feingold, derailing the Democrat’s presidential…
