Interesting: to stop Republicans from engaging in delay tactics, Democrats in the Oregon state legislature have struck a deal to relinquish total control over redistricting.
Oregon is slated to gain a sixth House seat in '22, so this could be a big deal. opb.org/article/2021/0…
Oregon is slated to gain a sixth House seat in '22, so this could be a big deal. opb.org/article/2021/0…
To be clear, I should have said "exclusive" control over redistricting. There will now be equal numbers of Ds & Rs on redistricting committees, which increases the likelihood Oregon courts will draw the new map.
Why is this such a big deal for Congress in 2022? If a court were drawing a compact, partisan-blind Oregon map, they might end up drawing 3/6 seats that at least *lean* Republican (below). 
...whereas if Dems were drawing a purely partisan map, they'd probably draw a pretty secure 5D-1R map (below). That's potentially a two seat swing. Republicans only need five seats to take back the House in 2022.
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