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To: Qbert
Yes, the National Journal article lists cases in more states than LA. However, it is not some "GOP Kingmakers" intentionally disenfranchising 'Tea Party' candidates. There are real strategic questions with regard to the redistricting in order to have the best demographics, regardless of who the future candidates are. In Texas,

Republicans are unlikely to protect freshman Rep. Blake Farenthold, who won in a heavily Latino district. Many in the party establishment see his election as a fluke—the district he won has been held by a Democrat since its creation in 1982. Helping Farenthold would mean making his district less Latino, which would create major headaches for Republicans elsewhere because the party leaders would have to create another majority-Latino seat to comply with the Voting Rights Act.

50 posted on 04/23/2011 3:44:32 PM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free!)
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To: Servant of the Cross

“However, it is not some “GOP Kingmakers” intentionally disenfranchising ‘Tea Party’ candidates”

I beg to differ:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2709222/posts


56 posted on 04/23/2011 3:59:55 PM PDT by Qbert ("The best defense against usurpatory government is an assertive citizenry" - William F. Buckley, Jr.)
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To: Servant of the Cross

All they need to do is give Corpus Christi a northern rather than southern focus, and they accomplish both goals (helping Farenthold and preserving a majority hispanic district).

It appears GRIT 2 comes closest to doing that:

http://gis1.tlc.state.tx.us/


79 posted on 04/24/2011 11:36:37 AM PDT by scrabblehack
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