Topic: Tennessee Redistricting

[charlesoakwood]

It appears the Republicans are trying to take Tennesse.  It's about time.

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http://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/2011/08/redistricting-starts-with-an-r.html]Redistricting Starts with an "R"[/url]

So a supposedly likely (but still tentative) redistricting plan has been leaked. And boy, are Nashville Democrats unhappy about it.

Here's what it looks like:  http://www.redracinghorses.com/diary/800/rrh-redistricting-series-part-16-tennessee-81-aka-the-ketronmander

Compare that to this map, which is how the current districts are drawn:  http://blogs.metropulse.com/the_daily_pulse/assets_c/2011/08/Congressional-13890.html

http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/2011/jim-cooper-karl-dean-meet-with-tennessean-editorial-board/

http://blogs.tennessean.com/politics/tag/ketronmander/

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[Predator Don]

Wow....I like it. Republican strongholds around memphis have been removed and memphis has been lumped with other strong dem areas. LOL....It is the only "safe" area I see for them. Nashville (davidson county) has little of the surrounding counties in thier district ( all surrounding counties vote republican) and enough conservative areas to make elections interesting. My area (cd6) is so republican a dem might as well forget running, much less winning. Traditional East tennessee has isolated Knoxville, but they are lumped with many conservative northern counries, making Knoxville viable to a win.

Wow again.....I can see a 8-1 advantage here with the worst being 6-3. Kudos to tennessee for taking it to the dems. Bout damn time.

[John Florida]

I see it as turn around being fair play.Good on them!

[Libertas]

Maybe they can pass a state law banning AlGore and declaring Climate Change or whateverthehellitiscallednow a cult that won't be tolerated!

 

[Pandora]

Yeah, dream on.  Nobody, not even conservatives, are willing to do that with islam.

[IronDioPriest]

Republicans are trying to accomplish similar redistricting goals in Wisconsin, and the Dems are suing on the grounds that there is a constitutional right for Democrats to win elections.

From the complaint...
[blockquote]“Under the [redistricting] legislation, Democrats have little chance of attaining and retaining a majority in either the Senate or the Assembly, or in the congressional delegation giving them little ability to overcome minority status at any point over the next decade.”[/blockquote]

[Libertas]

Republicans are trying to accomplish similar redistricting goals in Wisconsin, and the Dems are suing on the grounds that there is a constitutional right for Democrats to win elections.

From the complaint...
[blockquote]“Under the [redistricting] legislation, Democrats have little chance of attaining and retaining a majority in either the Senate or the Assembly, or in the congressional delegation giving them little ability to overcome minority status at any point over the next decade.”[/blockquote]

Spoiled little brats...the entitlement mentality has completely rotted out their heads!



Tough, you Dem's lost!



Time to implement Operation Eradication!

[AlanS]

We redistricted here in LA last this year when the census showed we dropped in population. I'm not getting a tingling down my leg because of the MANY RINO's we have.

[John Florida]

Republicans are trying to accomplish similar redistricting goals in Wisconsin, and the Dems are suing on the grounds that there is a constitutional right for Democrats to win elections.

From the complaint...
[blockquote]“Under the [redistricting] legislation, Democrats have little chance of attaining and retaining a majority in either the Senate or the Assembly, or in the congressional delegation giving them little ability to overcome minority status at any point over the next decade.”[/blockquote]

 Good luck with that one.