Posted on 11/27/2023 6:49:20 PM PST by CedarDave
In an unsurprising turn of events, the all-Democrat New Mexico Supreme Court upheld New Mexico’s extremely gerrymandered congressional map, dubbed by many as the “Frankenmap.”
The Court dismissed claims by the GOP that it favored Democrats excessively. The lawsuit, filed by New Mexico Republicans, argued that the state legislature’s redrawing of the map amounted to a Democratic gerrymander, violating the state’s constitution. This redistricting occurred before the 2022 midterms, and the alterations aimed to shift the 2nd Congressional District, previously leaning Republican, toward a more Democratic profile.
The contested district is currently held by Democrat Rep. Gabe Vasquez*, who secured victory in 2022 against Republican Congresswoman Yvette Herrell by a margin of 0.7 percentage points. In 2020, Joe Biden carried the district by approximately 6 points. In the prior map, 45th President Donald Trump had won the district by nearly 12 points.
Despite the GOP’s legal efforts, the New Mexico Supreme Court rejected the lawsuit, marking another redistricting loss for Republicans. The party had sought a “partisan-neutral” redraw, but the court did not uphold this request. A trial court had previously determined that while the map favored Democrats, it didn’t meet the threshold for an “egregious” gerrymander.
Herrell is running again to reclaim the seat despite the extremely gerrymandered district that chopped conservative areas in as many as thirds to help Democrats swing the state for all-Democrat control. The former congresswoman has the support of all the GOP leadership in the House and chairmen of key committees.
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they never show county lines...
Why I’m almost as shocked at this as Captain Renault when he found out there was gambling at Rick’s Café Américain.
I just wish that Texas would secede, then Annex the southern half of NM. Except for Las Cruces, anyway. They can give that and HEll Paso to Mexico for all I care.
In Pennsylvania, the Rat court order new congressional districts and simply drew the map themselves, even though the state constitution gives that authority solely to the legislature.
The new Rat map resulted in 5 pickup seats for the democrats. When the GOP legislature took it to the supreme court, the court refused to take the case, saying it was a state matter.
The child of illegal aliens, and a homosexual also.
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