The districts were a mess. That said, the Dems created the mess. Republican control of the state house is a fairly new thing as the Dems have become the party of the big urban areas and not much else. Trump voters in many parts of PA have nothing in common with the Schumer/Pelosi party.
Lamb ran as a republican against a very weak candidate.....and still barely won. And he was going away regardless.
I don’t doubt that the old districts were a “mess” as you put it.
However, the Constitution does clearly state that they are to be drawn by THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
The PA Supreme Court is NOT the STATE LEGISLATURE.
In a case last year where Arizona turned redistricting over to a “bipartisan committee” (I believe via a ballot initiative) SCOTUS upheld that. You could make a case that was legislature by extension. But we’re on a slippery slope.
But Lamb was SUPPOSED TO WIN by 5-6%. He is in limbo until after a recount and is only up by about a half of a percent. I CALL THAT BEING A LOSER, AS HE WAS SUPPOSED TO WIN BY 5-6%!