Comments on: A Centrist’s POV: Redistricting Round-up http://themoderatevoice.com/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Sun, 22 Nov 2009 18:54:42 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: » A Centrist’s POV The Rose Report: The Rose Institute of State and Local Government http://themoderatevoice.com/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-110224 » A Centrist’s POV The Rose Report: The Rose Institute of State and Local Government Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:59:47 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/#comment-110224 [...] Centrist’s POV Paul Silver of the Moderate Voice mentioned us last week: California and Arizona are both preparing to vote on redistricting plans aiming to [...] [...] Centrist’s POV Paul Silver of the Moderate Voice mentioned us last week: California and Arizona are both preparing to vote on redistricting plans aiming to [...]

]]> By: HappySurge http://themoderatevoice.com/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-153494 HappySurge Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:45:17 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/#comment-153494 Redistricting, isn't that a fancy word people use for disenfranchising voters? Redistricting, isn't that a fancy word people use for disenfranchising voters?

]]> By: superdestroyer http://themoderatevoice.com/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-153493 superdestroyer Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:56:15 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/#comment-153493 There is nothing that can be done to make California districts competitive. I suspect the real reason for the plan is to eliminate the 1/3 of the districts that the Republicans control while doing an end run around term limits. Short of forcing middle class whites to move back to California, there is nothing that will make the district competitive. California will soon be as much a one party state as Mass. The real question is whether there is a way to structure districts to make them more competitive in primaries. I doudt that such a method exists. Once a Democrat candidate is elected in California my guess that the position is theirs until term limited out. Eliminating term limints will lower the number of competitive elections instead of increasing them. There is nothing that can be done to make California districts competitive. I suspect the real reason for the plan is to eliminate the 1/3 of the districts that the Republicans control while doing an end run around term limits. Short of forcing middle class whites to move back to California, there is nothing that will make the district competitive. California will soon be as much a one party state as Mass. The real question is whether there is a way to structure districts to make them more competitive in primaries. I doudt that such a method exists. Once a Democrat candidate is elected in California my guess that the position is theirs until term limited out. Eliminating term limints will lower the number of competitive elections instead of increasing them.

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-153492 DLS Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:31:38 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/#comment-153492 See Congressional district maps for yourselves (and "marvel" at them):<br><br><a href="http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.html#list">http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.htm...</a> See Congressional district maps for yourselves (and “marvel” at them):

http://nationalatlas.gov/printable/congress.htm...

]]> By: DLS http://themoderatevoice.com/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-153491 DLS Sat, 26 Jan 2008 19:27:53 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/#comment-153491 It's easy and simple to redraw districts. Create them out of contiguous ZIP code areas or Census tracts. Apply other criteria as would be useful such as county boundaries or physical boundaries.<br><br>A way to avoid all this where there are states with five or more legislative seats at stake is to make the seats at-large and award them to parties using proportional representation. It's easy and simple to redraw districts. Create them out of contiguous ZIP code areas or Census tracts. Apply other criteria as would be useful such as county boundaries or physical boundaries.

A way to avoid all this where there are states with five or more legislative seats at stake is to make the seats at-large and award them to parties using proportional representation.

]]> By: GeorgeSorwell http://themoderatevoice.com/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/comment-page-1/#comment-153490 GeorgeSorwell Sat, 26 Jan 2008 17:41:21 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/at-tmv/newsweek-blogitics/17337/a-centrists-pov-redistricting-round-up/#comment-153490 I think this is very encouraging--I'd love to see some follow-up!! I think this is very encouraging–I'd love to see some follow-up!!

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