Lots of dirty laundry from the Michigan GOP coming to light as part of a federal lawsuit challenging the congressional map as an unconstitutional gerrymander bridgemi.com/public-sector/… 
Here's an example of some emails discussing drawing new districts to benefit Republicans
.@BridgeMichigan also reports that GOP consultants had to rein in lawmakers from gerrymandering even more excessively (Michigan is still considered to have one of the most gerrymandered congressional maps in the country). bridgemi.com/public-sector/…
@BridgeMichigan An email showing how Republicans were conscious of drawing a map so they could get the support of Dem incumbents. "Here is the map, that we will likely use as it doesn't primary two Dems in Wayne county so long as they vote our way."
@BridgeMichigan And here is an email -- already previously reported -- in which the chief of staff to former Rep. Thaddeus McCotter talks about cramming "Dem garbage" in four counties into four districts.
@BridgeMichigan "We needed for legal and PR purposes a good looking map that did not look like an obvious gerrymander."
