Thread by @ActorAaronBooth

https://twitter.com/dhmontgomery/status/1363918368667918336

Let’s say it is August/September and the Legislature starts its inevitable special session to redistrict. Considering both parties could have a lot to lose here, might there be an incentive to compromise on a reasonable 4-3 Biden map that protects most incumbents? 🤷🏼‍♂️

The 1932 process involved each party holding a statewide primary to endorse the number of candidates for the number of seats. Involving 9 Dems, 9 R’s 9 FL’ers and 3 Communists. In the general, voters got 9 votes (one for each district) and the top 9 got seats.

In 2022, that likely results in a situation where each party’s more extreme members could quickly become the most vulnerable. You probably expect a lot of straight tickets for all 8, but if someone breaks down the line, it probably would be dropping polarizing candidates.

Could also help the GLC AND LMN become even more of an aid to the GOP as each would be entitled to send 8 candidates each to the general election ballot. Pulling votes directly from the DFL and lowering the bar for the tipping point R accross the board.

As a reminder though: this is just a possibility that may or may not actually happen and isn’t the most likely scenario. Odds are we get maps or keep all 8 districts.

Anyhow, meant to post this earlier, but this is the complaint that was in the email I got earlier from the plaintiff: minnesota.tylerhost.net/DownloadResour…

Annoyingly, the 1932 Congressional results for Minnesota are not in the 1933 Legislative Manual. However, there are statewide vote totals elsewhere.

There were 1,002,843 votes cast in the 1932 Presidential race in MN. The top Congressional seat winner on the statewide ballot received 388,616 votes (~chosen on 38.75% of ballots) and the bottom received 313,221 (~chosen on 31.23% of ballots).

The closes loser was *REALLY* close to getting that 9th seat with 312,198 votes (~chosen on 31.13% of ballots).

That ~ of ballots we can't be exact with as some certainly left the Presidential race blank and voted for Congress or other races on the ballot. Just used the # for the highest office as a best guess.