Lots of options - none of them good for the GOP.
I can’t believe that a process where politicians with a huge conflict of interest are allowed to chose their voters instead of the other way around. I have a problem with this even if it helps the GOP. It is wrong on so many levels, and a slap in the face of Democracy.
The people of Illinois keep electing liberals despite their horrible economy, high crime rates and corrupt government.
They deserve this.
Meanwhile, Republican gains in other states will more than offset anything the liberals can carve out of Illinois.
Providing Republicans deliver on smaller government and reduced deficits, we will see the GOP make more gains in 2012, just from redistricting.
Send more crooks, numbskulls, and outright liars to congress.
After all, Jesse Jackson, Jr. needs company.
The wins mentioned were by squishy RINO's who would never last anyway. In this zero-sum game, the Dim's will only find themselves back where they started with no net gain.
Illinois' problem is a Republican party in total disarray and a Democrat machine without comparison.
Meanwhile here in North Carolina, now hat the Republicans control both the state House and Senate for the first time in 100 years, the rat governor wants to take redistricting out of the legislature’s hands and leave it up to an “independent commission”....
It works both ways. Terxas will gain FOUR congressional seats, and with the GOP now firmly in control of the state legislature, and Gov Perry just re-elected, some estimates have it that with careful redistricting, the GOP could gain as many as EIGHT seats in the the Texas congressional delegation..the four new ones, plus four at the expense of sitting Dems. It works both ways. The people of each state elect their state represntatives,a nd they thus get the government they’ve chosen, Texas’ economy is BOOMING..Illinois’ is in the septic tank...wonder why?
It works both ways. Texas will gain FOUR congressional seats, and with the GOP now firmly in control of the state legislature, and Gov Perry just re-elected, some estimates have it that with careful redistricting, the GOP could gain as many as EIGHT seats in the the Texas congressional delegation..the four new ones, plus four at the expense of sitting Dems. It works both ways. The people of each state elect their state represntatives,a nd they thus get the government they’ve chosen, Texas’ economy is BOOMING..Illinois’ is in the septic tank...wonder why?
This is the most pathetically sad attempt to find microscopic silver lining in a giant cloud of gloom for the Dems. So the Dems have one state to gerrymander, that was probably already pretty much drawn to benefit them anyway. The Repubs are getting to redraw states that were originally drawn to benefit the Dems. That is twice the change.
However, this commission will likely be corrupted by the commies.
Not that it would be a significant change from the current state...
Makes me sick. Only a miracle from the courts could save us.
In anycase, this is probably what happens.
1. Walsh and Dold are thrown into the same district. The rest of their territory becomes a new district.
2. Either Roskam or Biggert is simply eliminated. The other is drowned out by Chicago votes.
3. Schilling gets a ton of Democrats downstate thrown into his district.
At a minimum, its really, really easy for them to turn an 8-11 split into a 11-7 split.
...sort of like Detroit, with fewer slums...(but just give it a little more time).
Coming to an America near you!