I am concerned the GOP will LOSE seats with this. The GOP held on to many seats this year with huge GOP registration advantages, just by the skin of their teeth.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
The only reason they have huge GOP registration advantages is because the Democrats gerrymandered the Republicans into little GOP reservations.
A large registration advantage in one district can very well mean a SMALL registration DISADVANTAGE in TWO OTHER districts. If I’m a R, I really want as many 80% D districts as I can create, because every vote over 50%+1 is “WASTED”.
The PRESENT lines were drawn by unapologetic Democrat campaign hacks with the very public intent to maximize Dem seats and minimize GOP seats. There was no secret about it. Had 11 not passed this would have continued. The Gerrymandered districts in our state are as bad as they could get. If they could be drawn worse, they would have done so.
Under Prop 11, we MIGHT not get a fair shake, but at least it's supposed to be fair on its face. I don't see how anyone could think of this as anything less than an improvement. I for one think it will be a HUGE improvement.
Which would you prefer a firing squad or a drive down a dangerous winding road in an old car with bad breaks? I'll take the risky choice over certain disaster every time.
That's my prediction. The new law gives priority to "communities of interest" over geographical compactness, among other things. Every leftist group will organize to have their interests protected and to deconstruct conservative enclaves.