Maryland Gerrymandering

Ben_Natuf · 2021-09-07T15:29:43.553Z

yeah… right

Vox – 14 Dec 18

New Jersey Democrats are threatening to undermine their state’s democracy

New Jersey Democrats have a new gerrymandering plan. It is indefensible — and national Democrats need to stop it.

biggestal99 · 2021-09-07T15:31:44.581Z

An unsuccessful attempt by a minority of dems to amend the state constitution who wanted to Gerrymander.

The proposal went down in flames.

Allan

Ben_Natuf · 2021-09-07T15:51:39.083Z

still wrong

For most of the last decade, New Jersey’s House delegation was split evenly between the parties and most incumbents breezed to reelection each year in districts designed to favor one party of the other.

for truths sake you have 4 districts that aren’t even contiguous. your commision serves to reenforce gerrymandered seats and protect incumbants.

https://www.njspotlight.com/2021/06/redrawing-nj-congressional-districts-commission-democrats-republicans-gerrymandering-partisan-high-stakes-house-control-targeting-malinowski-kim-van-drew/

biggestal99 · 2021-09-07T17:04:13.392Z

Ben_Natuf:

for truths sake you have 4 districts that aren’t even contiguous. your commision serves to reenforce gerrymandered seats and protect incumbants.

Not contiguous?

They are all contiguous.

Allan

Ben_Natuf · 2021-09-07T17:06:05.241Z

not according to the picture niether the 6th nor 8th appear to be

point being, your commision gerrymandered them to protect incumbents

komobu · 2021-09-07T17:23:38.496Z

Im not sure gerrymandering is necessarily wrong, but it does deserve scrutiny.

Look at the congressional district for Bobby Scott in Virginia.

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They carved out pretty much just the black areas of 5 different cities to get his district. Part of me says it is wrong and the area should all be together. But if the area was all together, many minorities would not have representation because they dont have the numbers to take the district.

Ben_Natuf · 2021-09-07T17:25:35.075Z

hence it is gerrymandering that insures minority representation.

biggestal99 · 2021-09-07T19:39:39.991Z

Ben_Natuf:

point being, your commision gerrymandered them to protect incumbents

Sure didn’t help the incumbents.

Decade started out with 6 republicans and ended with 2.

Allan

Mountain_Soldier · 2021-09-07T19:44:49.142Z

biggestal99:

Ben_Natuf:

point being, your commision gerrymandered them to protect incumbents

Sure didn’t help the incumbents.

Decade started out with 6 republicans and ended with 2.

Allan

And there’s an effort underway in Maryland to gerrymander the lone republican’s district so there won’t be a single Republican in that state.

All major democrat players in Maryland are on board with it too. It’s going to happen and Dems don’t care.

Ben_Natuf · 2021-09-07T19:48:08.021Z

outcomes are not gaurenteed.

biggestal99 · 2021-09-07T20:19:58.926Z

Ben_Natuf:

outcomes are not gaurenteed

Yep they stuck democratic Dover in the 7th cause it was safely Republican (we used to be in the 11th in the old map)

Guess it wasn’t so safe as the incumbent when down in flames during the 2018 bloodbath.

Allan

biggestal99 · 2021-09-07T20:20:34.991Z

biggestal99:

Yep they stuck democratic Dover in the 7th cause it was safely Republican (we used to be in the 11th in the old map)

Guess it wasn’t so safe as the incumbent when down in flames during the 2018 bloodbath.

Allan

So much for protection.

Allan

biggestal99 · 2021-09-07T20:23:29.935Z

Mountain_Soldier:

And there’s an effort underway in Maryland to gerrymander the lone republican’s district so there won’t be a single Republican in that state.

All major democrat players in Maryland are on board with it too. It’s going to happen and Dems don’t care.

If you really want to see gerrymandering poetry in motion look at the new North Carolina map when it comes out.

Their tricks (splitting us Asheville) gives us the great congressperson Madison cawthone.

Allan

Mountain_Soldier · 2021-09-07T20:23:57.973Z

biggestal99:

Mountain_Soldier:

And there’s an effort underway in Maryland to gerrymander the lone republican’s district so there won’t be a single Republican in that state.

All major democrat players in Maryland are on board with it too. It’s going to happen and Dems don’t care.

If you really want to see gerrymandering poetry in motion look at the new North Carolina map when it comes out.

Their tricks (splitting us Asheville) gives us the great congressperson Madison cawthone.

Allan

No comment about Maryland? Didn’t think so. Thanks.

Nothing on the current Maryland map?

biggestal99 · 2021-09-08T09:04:38.423Z

Mountain_Soldier:

No comment about Maryland? Didn’t think so. Thanks.

Nothing on the current Maryland map?

Okay I open the floor up to you, what Republican Region (or city) does the Maryland split up.

Allan

Mountain_Soldier · 2021-09-08T11:20:14.995Z

biggestal99:

Mountain_Soldier:

No comment about Maryland? Didn’t think so. Thanks.

Nothing on the current Maryland map?

Okay I open the floor up to you, what Republican Region (or city) does the Maryland split up.

Allan

There were two in office at the time: brand-new Andy Harris on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, and Roscoe Bartlett in rural Western Maryland. As former governor Martin O’Malley (D) later admitted in federal court, Democrats ultimately decided just to go after Bartlett, if only because it was easier. And their plan worked: A Republican has not won that seat since.

“Democrats’ calculus for holding onto the House in 2022 depends on Maryland,” said Dave Wasserman, a redistricting analyst and U.S. House editor at Cook Political Report.

Citing private conversations with Democrats involved in Maryland’s redistricting strategy, Wasserman said he thought it was not just possible, but likely, that Democrats could go for the 8-0 shutout.

I predict that democrats will wipe out any Republican influence in Maryland to the cheers of democrats across the country.

zantax · 2021-09-08T12:18:04.797Z

komobu:

Im not sure gerrymandering is necessarily wrong, but it does deserve scrutiny.

Look at the congressional district for Bobby Scott in Virginia.
https://www.trbimg.com/img-5571fa69/turbine/dp-3rd-congressional-district-again-deemed-unconstitutional-20150605

They carved out pretty much just the black areas of 5 different cities to get his district. Part of me says it is wrong and the area should all be together. But if the area was all together, many minorities would not have representation because they dont have the numbers to take the district.

Federally mandated.

publicmapping.org

Public Mapping Project - Redistricting Criteria: The Voting Rights Act

The Voting Rights Act Short Definition: Under certain circumstances, minority opportunity districts must be drawn that have at least 50% minority voting-age population (VAP). How to Determine Compliance in DistrictBuilder: DistrictBuilder's sidebar...

Mountain_Soldier · 2022-02-16T16:53:36.396Z

Little bit of good news out of MD… not sure it will really mean much though.

Bye bye all republicans from Maryland.

Fox News

Maryland court blocks effort by Dem campaign committee to defend...

The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee won't be allowed to defend Maryland's new congressional map in court.

WuWei · 2022-03-26T10:18:52.552Z

The Hill – 25 Mar 22

Maryland judge strikes down Democratic-drawn US House map

A Maryland judge has struck down new U.S. House district maps drawn by the state General Assembly, ruling it an unconstitutional gerrymander that unfairly favors Democrats.In a 94-page ruling, Judg…

Mountain_Soldier · 2022-03-26T11:48:42.678Z

Wow… wasn’t expecting that. Dems will probably win their appeal and nothing will change.