The Democrat cities of Harrisburg and Allentown were not combined into a RAT vote sink in either the 2012 GOP redistricting plan or the 2018 GOP proposal. It would be stupid for the GOP to have done so, since there is so much GOP turf in between those two cities.
The judges will now appoint a “special master” to draw a Democrat gerrymander, far more partisan than the 2018 GOP proposal, and will certify the map. Hopefully, President Trump will get to replace Kennedy or Ginsburg in the next few years and, at that point, the PA legislature can sue in federal court to reclaim its right under the U.S. Constitution to draw congressional districts; SCOTUS shamefully ruled in the Arizona case from two years ago that the word “legislature” in the Constitution could mean voter initiatives or other things that are not the state legislature, but it was a 5-4 vote with Kennedy joining the liberals, so we can get that reversed if Kennedy or Ginsburg get replaced by a conservative who knows how to read.
My latest voter registration #s, posted on my twitter feeed:
PA Rs +84,000 net from Nov. 2016 (no real change from Dec. 17) but Ds -250,000 since 2012
AZ Rs +16knet, absolutely up 23k since Nov. 2016
I knew that didn’t sound right, I should of looked at the map.
LoveUSA, it sounds like you’re in the 15th, competitive, swung towards Trump after being a narrow Romney win and Obama win in 2008. There’s not even anything remotely funny about it’s shape so IDK what sparked your comment. My only problem with it is the presence of filthy 69% Shillery Allentown and it’s mini-me, Bethlehem, which keep it from being safe GOP, but those swine have to be put somewhere.
Harrisburg itself was stuck in the safe GOP 4th, where it’s polluted mutants who voted over 89% for Shillery have their influence neutered. Do you want to be a district Represented by a democrat from Harrisburg? I should as shiite wouldn’t! ;-)
Republicans have 34 votes in the state Senate. They can impeach both the governor and the Supreme Court. And should.