[fieldmarshaldj]

Well, you do make some good points, although I'm still willing to take the risk. McInnis's seat was marginal, and sent a then-'Rat Ben Nighthorse Campbell prior to '92. Even drawing a seat somewhat safe GOP doesn't necessarily guarantee it stays in our hands (for example, the 'Rats won in GOP districts in the State Senate, getting an unthinkable majority in '00, but they are clearly overrepresented in that body). I think we can still take down Udall with someone like Bob Greenlee with even just a modest addition of GOP voters.

[JNB]

From what I read the CO-03 district that McInnis represents is a odd hybrid that combines very heavily GOP areas such as Grand Junction with ultra liberal ski towns such as Aspen and the Blue Collar Hispanic Pueblo(Though its not as Democratic as it once was).

The secret to a sucessful redistricting, and Burtons redistricting map in California for the 80s was a perfect example of this is to pack one party as much as possible in districts, while splitting up other areas. Despite the fact the GOP was in the upswing for most of the 80s in CA, especially with the 84 and 86 elections, the GOP only managed to defeat one Dem incumbent, and that was Bob Dornan defeating the incumbent Democrat in 84 when that seat was giving almost 70% of the vote for Reagan.