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stevenleser

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4. This is a significant development. Florida's Congressional Delegation currently has

Reply to Fritz Walter (Original post)

Fri Aug 21, 2015, 03:57 PM

Aug 2015

17 Republicans and 9 Democrats.

If you are thinking there is a problem with that when Florida is a Swing state that is often split pretty closely down the middle in voting, you are not alone.

This by itself won't make the House winnable again for Democrats, but if it was made even at 13 Republicans and 13 Democrats, that is a swing of eight seats. We would still have 50 or so seats to go to break even in the House.

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FL Redistricting Session implodes [View all] Fritz Walter Aug 2015 OP

It's WON'T do their jobs, not can't. hobbit709 Aug 2015 #1

Given the personalities involved and who owns their souls csziggy Aug 2015 #5

I hope the court draws he lines using equal size population squares Vincardog Aug 2015 #2

The party of personal responsibility strikes again gratuitous Aug 2015 #3

This is a significant development. Florida's Congressional Delegation currently has stevenleser Aug 2015 #4

Yup zipplewrath Aug 2015 #6

realistically I doubt we would gain more than 4 seats even with a fair map dsc Aug 2015 #8

I wonder. I mean, you might be right, but there has to be mathematical modeling software out there stevenleser Aug 2015 #9

that would have to become the first priority dsc Aug 2015 #10

From your keyboard to Dog's eyes! Fritz Walter Aug 2015 #11

Republicans are furious their gerrymandering got DirkGently Aug 2015 #7