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29 Oct, 6 tweets, 4 min read
Late last night, the Illinois legislature passed a 4th iteration of their new congressional map. Analyzed here: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
As with previous versions, it is heavily biased toward Democrats. There are 13 🔵 seats, 3 🔴 seats, and 1 🟣 seats. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
The map wreaks havoc with a lot of incumbents, especially Republicans. For instance, Mike Bost and Mary Miller are double-bunked in #IL12. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
With Adam Kinzinger's retirement this morning, Darin LaHood now has the new #IL16 (R+26) to himself.
We've also moved GOPer Rodney Davis to #IL15. He lives there and it's much redder (R+42) than his current #IL13, which becomes D+7 under this map.
Finally, the map sets up a primary between Dem Reps. Marie Newman and Sean Casten in #IL06. Casten lives there but Newman currently represents more of its residents (41% vs. 23%).

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28 Oct
The latest (final?) proposed congressional map in Illinois is up and analyzed on the @FiveThirtyEight redistricting tracker: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
@FiveThirtyEight It's very similar to the previous proposal: 13 🔵 seats, 3 🔴 seats, and just 1 🟣 seat. It has an efficiency gap of D+13. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
@FiveThirtyEight The map makes #IL13, currently held by GOPer Rodney Davis, light blue. Davis could choose to run in neighboring #IL15 but that might set up an incumbent-vs-incumbent primary (either Davis-LaHood or LaHood-Kinzinger in #IL16). projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
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25 Oct
Texas has become the 5th state to complete congressional redistricting. Here's its new map! projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
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25 Oct
Illinois Democrats' new proposed congressional map is up and analyzed on the @FiveThirtyEight redistricting tracker: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
@FiveThirtyEight I'd call it an even more aggressive gerrymander than their first proposed map. While it has a similar D+13 efficiency gap, it creates 13 🔵 seats, 3 🔴 seats, and only 1 🟣 seat (#IL17). projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
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Texas Republicans' proposed congressional map is up and analyzed on the @FiveThirtyEight redistricting tracker: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
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22 Sep
The Congressional Baseball Game rosters are out, and Marjorie Taylor Greene is on the Republican team. congressionalbaseball.org/teams/
The GOP roster actually has a lot of turnover this year. Shaking things up in an attempt to win their first CBG since 2016.
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The two congressional maps unveiled by New York's bipartisan commission are now up & analyzed on @FiveThirtyEight's redistricting tracker: projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
@FiveThirtyEight The "letters" plan would take the state's reapportioned-away congressional district out of the GOP column. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
@FiveThirtyEight While the "names" plan would shave off 2 Democratic seats and add a Republican #NY10 in NYC. projects.fivethirtyeight.com/redistricting-…
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