Much better than the old map.
Posted on 11/19/2021 6:59:03 PM PST by 11th_VA
Maryland Democrats are considering a radical overhaul of congressional district lines that would give them a chance to win all eight of the state’s seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, putting the lone Republican representative at risk.
Two of the four draft maps released by the General Assembly’s Legislative Redistricting Advisory Commission spell trouble for Rep. Andy Harris (R), who represents a district that covers the Eastern Shore.
Those proposals would add hundreds of thousands of voters from Anne Arundel County, home of Annapolis, in with voters from the less populous counties on the Eastern Shore. The two halves of the district would be connected only by the Bay Bridge, the four-mile span that crosses the Chesapeake...
“The issue of going to all-Democratic representation in the Congress in a state where we’ve got one-third of the voters who are in fact Republicans, I don’t know how you sell something like that,” Rep. Kweisi Mfume (D) said on WBAL on Wednesday. “I think that’s an overreach. For me, that’s a bridge too far.”
None of the four Democratic members of the Legislative Redistricting Advisory Committee returned requests for comment. The other two versions would largely keep Harris’s district intact.
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Well, we have 8 reps, and we also had 8 reps at the time, and 4 were GOP at the time. Bartlett, Morella, Gilchrest and one other, maybe Ehrlich.
I know I did. Floridian since last Monday.
“I know I did. Floridian since last Monday.”
OUTSTANDING!!! Congratulations and welcome to America!
Having acted on my own advice and moved from a blue city in blue Virginia to one of the reddest counties in Utah, it is sooooo nice, isn’t it?
A thread full of people complaining how unfair Maryland is to Republican voters. Are Texas, Georgia, Missouri, North Carolina, Florida, et.al. unfair to Democrat voters?
Maryland is predominantly a blue state. They are taking one of the only red areas and redrawing the lines to turn it blue. It’s a small state. Before redrawing the lines, my small area which is suburban/rural and conservative was drawn with Baltimore CITY. They are far away from each other and not even close to connecting. The doofus in the city could have cared less about us. They are doing that bs again.
I have no idea what type of lines are drawn up in the states you listed. They may gerrymander, but my assumptions are not based on facts. So, I can’t comment on Florida, Texas, snd Georgia.
Yes, it’s very nice. My representative for the time being is Matt Gaetz. What a pleasant surprise.
Maryland is predominantly a blue state. They are taking one of the only red areas and redrawing the lines to turn it blue. It’s a small state. Before redrawing the lines, my small area which is suburban/rural and conservative was drawn with Baltimore CITY. They are far away from each other and not even close to connecting. The doofus in the city could have cared less about us. They are doing that bs again.
I have no idea what type of lines are drawn up in the states you listed. They may gerrymander, but my assumptions are not based on facts. So, I can’t comment on Florida, Texas, snd Georgia.
I would certainly hope so. Most Dumbocrat politicians are commies nowadays, so I’m fine fighting fire with fire.
And?
I have no idea what type of lines are drawn up in the states you listed. They may gerrymander, but my assumptions are not based on facts. So, I can’t comment on Florida, Texas, snd Georgia.
I can tell you that in my own state of Missouri the legislature is looking at redrawing the districts to eliminate one of the two Democrat congressmen in the state. I highly doubt that the Republican congressman, whoever he is, would care at all about his eastern Kansas City constituents.
What is the ratio of R and D representatives in Missouri?
In Maryland there is only 1 Republican House Member to the 8 D’s. So gerrymandering makes every bit of difference. It sounds like you may be a democrat, which would explain why you’re sounding defensive about the situation.
Currently six Republicans and two Democrats. If the redistricting goes through it'll be seven and one.
If the gerrymandering takes place there will be 9 Democrats and 0 Republicans In Maryland
And your point is?
Wow. You’re on the wrong page. Somewhere out there Democrat underground is missing a member
You want some cheese to go with your whine?
Here is the proposed new map from the redistricting commission:
The Republicans are doing their best to gerrymander every Democrat they can out of office in their state. Fortunately they do a better job of it than Democrats do.
Much better than the old map.
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