Fl Senate- path to the majority
Hey guys, this is my first diary so please dont be too harsh. A lot of Democrats here in Florida have been outraged by the actions of our crazy legislature and Governor but confused as to where our...
View ArticleFair Redistricting- FL House
So Ive finally finished my long and exhausting remap of the FL State House. Its late and Im tired so Ill provide more analysis later. This map created a very even playing field for the Democrats and...
View ArticleFair Redistricting- State House part 2
Next part of my series on what fair and compact redistricting could do to the Florida State House. This part looks at South Florida, where Republican gerrymandering has allowed them to have way more...
View ArticleGA Redistricting: 11-3
This cycle the state of Georgia's redistricting process is controlled by Republicans. As such, GA mapmakers will likely try to maximize the number of seats for their party. Most discussion about...
View ArticleFL Senate- actually submitted
This is a map I recently submitted to both the House and Senate Redistricting Committees here in Florida as an actual proposal. There will be some criticisms, and no its not the most Dem-friendly map I...
View ArticleFair Districts- the fight in the Fl Senate
Those who are familiar with Florida redistricting know that this year is different in that the Fair District Amendments 5 and 6 passed last fall. These amendment put more constraints on the Republican...
View ArticleFL 16- More than meets the eye
So a lot of folks were shocked when the State Senate released their draft maps for Florida this week and found that some Republican incumbents like Rep. Tom Rooney were weakened. To those of us in FL...
View ArticleFL 02- The blue dogs bite back
So with the overwhelming positive feedback I got on my last write-up for FL's congressional districts that the State Senate drafted, I figured Id write up another district Im familiar with, the Florida...
View ArticleFL 22-West is put on Ice, Ice Baby
So this is the next write-up in my series evaluating the proposed congressional changes from the FL State Senate. For those of you wondering what the title is about, Im hinting at Rep Allen West...
View ArticleFL State House- the Party F*ed Up
So most people are familiar that Florida recently undertook the decennial process of redistricting and because of recent fair district standards, many observers figured that Democrats would make huge...
View ArticleFL Senate- the First Try
This is a continuation of my last diary dealing with the backroom part of the redistricting process here in Florida. While the last diary dealt primarily with the State House and the few missed...
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