Posted on 09/07/2005 6:14:18 PM PDT by neverdem
Reddistricting will take effect for the 2008 election cycle. I believe the other parts take effect immediately.
"Can any knowledgeable person comment on this? "
Yes. This is the first step in turning Ohio into a Democrat bastion in preparation for 2008. If everything remsains the same, all Hillary has to do is win this state and the election is hers.
Mehlman at the RNC had better get that GOP turnout machine reactivated in Ohio, now.
One way would have been to travel around Ohio to GOP dinners, etc., this year and personally thank all the volunteers for their good work in 2004. But Mehlman apparently was too busy trying to expand the party's black vote from 11 percent to 12 percent, and didn't have time for the party's base. A stupid mistake.
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