Posted on 05/01/2021 4:41:56 AM PDT by Libloather
California losing a House seat for the first time in history could spark political tumult as incumbent Democrats and a few Republicans jockey to survive the decennial redrawing of congressional boundaries by the state’s independent redistricting commission.
Democrat-held congressional districts in and around Los Angeles County are most endangered, party insiders say, threatening to end the careers of veteran Reps. Alan Lowenthal, Grace Napolitano, Lucille Roybal-Allard, and Maxine Waters, who range in age from 79 to 84. California’s 15-member Citizens Redistricting Commission, divided equally among Democrats, Republicans, and independents, is prohibited from drawing maps that benefit or disadvantage any particular politician. But redistricting observers believe such an outcome is likely.
“The loss of a congressional seat will throw the line-drawing into some turmoil,” said Garry South, a Democratic strategist in California. “It is probably inevitable that there will be one or more cases of two incumbents being thrown into the same seat - and it may not be only two Democrats.”
California controls 53 House seats, by far the most of any state.
That number is set to drop for the first time since statehood in 1849, after sluggish population growth and outbound migration left the Golden State just shy of 40 million residents, according to the 2020 census. Adding to the political uncertainty caused by that loss, new district boundaries are not expected to be unveiled until possibly next year in February, forcing the state to push back its June 2022 primary.
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Marxine FUGLY
“Independent redistricting commission” led by long time democrat activist, Gerry Mander.
Never underestimate the power of Dominion machines to keep the Dems in power.
Ohio -1. Hopefully it’s Tim Ryan’s seat. Liar pledged in 2016 NOT to support Nancy Pelosi for speaker.
Now that right there is uglier than sin!
I think I saw he is running for the Senate! God help us.
Wishful thinking, too many dumbass RATS in CA. who will keep voting for the same old shit.
Ryan is nothing more than a pretty boy commie sympathizer, pos.
CA needs to lose a lot more than just one seat for this event to have any effect. Still, if Mad Maxine is on the chopping block, HURRAH!
James Brown wig makers, hardest hit.
Imagine how many seats they would have lost if illegals were not being counted as Trump wanted?
I can’t understand how Maxine Waters is still in office given that in her district, Hispanics dominate, 50% to blacks, 19%.
Hispanics usually vote for a Hispanic candidate and I’m surprised this hasn’t ended old Max’s career.
She has a grade of F- from Numbers USA and that may explain part of it.
He’s running for senate. He doesn’t care. He’s on to bigger things.
Democrat-held congressional districts in and around Los Angeles County are most endangered, party insiders say, threatening to end the careers of veteran Reps. Alan Lowenthal, Grace Napolitano, Lucille Roybal-Allard, and Maxine Waters, who range in age from 79 to 84. California’s 15-member Citizens Redistricting Commission, divided equally among Democrats, Republicans, and independents, is prohibited from drawing maps that benefit or disadvantage any particular politician. But redistricting observers believe such an outcome is likely.
Likely? Gee, y'think? We need term limits with no grandfather clause, where part of a term counts as a full term -- three term limit in the House, one term in the the Senate.
A wig of snakes would be the perfect addition to that face of hers.
they’ll manipulate to process to combine two republican districts; net loss of one republican seat.
CA is the birthplace of ballot harvesting. it’s almost completely lawless.
Remember, she is 82 years old.
It’s past time for this cow to GO
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