Posted on 12/29/2016 5:01:30 PM PST by SMGFan
That’s not necessarily correct...if they lose a House seat, all of the districts would have to become less compact geographically - their gerrymandering effort could be difficult.
If RI is a we are state then what is Connecticut? Title 8?
If RI is a welfare state then what is Connecticut? Title 8?
Don’t underestimate the gerrymandering ability of Mike Madigan. Take a look at the current map. Just as the State Senate Districts are long thin ribbons that are 95% D at one end and 55% R at the other end, so will the Congressional districts look the same.
Sounds like NJ; in the last decade we lost 350K whites and brought in even more Asians and Hispanics. It is great living an hour east of the mountains, an hour northeast of the farms, and an hour north of the ocean. Now, it is just dying a slow death.
It should be absorbed by another state. Giving it two Senators is stupid.
Rhode Island has two Democrat Congressmen. One is a moderate liberal, the other is a moonbat who lied about his record as Mayor of Providence.
Will Montana have two Congressional districts again?
Hahaha. I laugh at RI LIB idiots.
According to this, MT won’t gain back its second seat.
http://www.centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/updated-2020-reapportionment-projections/
However, if the situation with illegals is rapidly and strongly dealt with, it could obviously have an impact on redistricting in 2020.
Could we draw 2 GOP if MT got another? Presumably so.
GD Oregon has to add a 2nd GOP seat, right?
Both states were supposed to gain last time, IIRC, but ultimately did not.
What should we do in NH, presuming we hold control there, try to make 1 seat more Republican or keep both winnable?
There are ranches in Texas that are larger in geographic area, and quite a number of counties scattered across the country that have larger populations than Rhode Island. Maybe they should just throw in the towel and merge with Massachusetts or Connecticut.
I was struck by all the decrepit old houses with no front yard, actually leaning toward the street. This was in Providence. Grimy place, actually. I was expecting something much nicer, given the proximity to Newport. Wrong. Looked like any number of declining coal towns in West Virginia, but with more water.
keep both winnable.
otherwise we end up with 2 incumbents .... long term. one of whom is a RINO
RI: They’ve totally circled the toilet since Buddy Cianci left the mayorship of Providence.
When did you visit Providence ? I was told by some waitress in Virginia when I was en route that it was a dump, but when I got there, it was nice, clean and well restored with new construction all around. This was in 1994.
Rhode Island has some wonderful restaurants and beaches. It’s a nice state in many ways.
It’s been easier for the GOP in MT with just the at-large seat. When there were 2 seats, the Mountain West district was difficult and hadn’t been won since 1972 until its dissolution in 1992. The Eastern Plains was easier and usually GOP-held. If MT regained it, between Dem Butte and college moonbat Missoula, the Dems could contest it.
OR Dems could probably pull a stunt of radiating 3 districts out of Portland-Multnomah and the Dem suburban counties of Washington and Clackamas and still managing to keep a 5-1 majority for themselves (a la IL with its creative “fingers” out of Chicago).
Depending upon if the NH GOP can oust the weak sister Che Porter again in 2018, it might be worth a shot trying to shore it up for the Republican incumbent. I’d hate writing off both, but it might be better to guarantee one secure seat rather than playing this game of hoping we might try for both and losing.
I was disappointed myself.
Newport was rich but very old. I can do much better in the South.
RE: MT
Yeah but presuming we can could get the GD Governorship back and control the process, why draw them that way? Why not divide the rat areas?
A RINO is better than a dem harpy.
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