GOP redistricting map given temporary OK [View All]

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http://www.dallasnews.com/latestnews/stories/122003dntexremap.1116a.html



Associated Press


AUSTIN – The U.S. Department of Justice on Friday approved a GOP-backed congressional redistricting map, disappointing Democrats who staged two boycotts of the Texas Legislature over redistricting and have sued over the new plan.

"The Department of Justice determined that the State of Texas provided sufficient proof that the proposed congressional districts do not deny or abridge the right to vote on account of race or color," according to a statement from Secretary of State Geoff Connor. "We will now wait to hear from the three-judge panel regarding the federal court case brought against the new map."

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"The new map could give the party as many as seven additional seats in the delegation that is ruled 17-15 by Democrats."



I think seven is a bit of a reach. It was the outer limit in 2000's redistricting attempt and they aready picked up two in that round.

I think six is the outer limit. And a couple of DINO's have been winning in heavily Republican districts for years.