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New Census Count Out Tuesday Will Determine State Seats in Congress
By Lynn Sweet - Politics DailyIt happens only once a decade. On Tuesday, the U.S. Census Bureau unveils the official population counts based on the 2010 Census and announces how many seats each state gets in the 435-member House of Representatives. Based on population shifts, the big winner on Tuesday is likely to be Texas, with a pickup of up to four seats. The biggest losers will probably be New York and Ohio, projected to shed two seats. The allocation of congressional seats based on the census, conducted every ten years, is called for in the Constitution. The process of figuring out how many seats each state gets ...
Opinion: The Death of the Gerrymander?
By Joshua Spivak - AOL News(Dec. 8) -- For the last decade, everyone in politics knew that 2010 would be a critical election year. And it had nothing to do with the economy, control of Congress or President Barack Obama's agenda. It was all about redistricting -- the once-a-decade chance to redraw legislative lines in federal, state and local elections. Lawmakers know that this is a power not to be missed. Done right, it can create safe Democratic or Republican districts, even if those districts have to be twisted into bizarre shapes. The Republicans' sweeping success this election at the state level means that they ...
Republicans Score Big in the States and Win Leg Up on Redistricting
By Lou Cannon - Politics DailyRepublicans took a stranglehold of the congressional redistricting map this week by winning at least 19 state legislative bodies and 10 governor's races in states now held by Democrats. Many of the gubernatorial victories had been anticipated, but the legislative outcomes exceeded even the high expectations of GOP strategists. "This was an election of historic proportions in the states," said Tim Storey, political analyst for the National Conference of State Legislators. "It puts the Republicans in the position of being able to dominate redistricting to a greater degree than anytime since ...
Opinion: Why the November Elections Really Matter
By not in system - AOL News(Sept. 9) -- Elections matter. Some more than others, and often for reasons that aren't well understood. That's certainly the case with the November elections. While pundits are focused on who will control Congress and what that means for President Barack Obama's agenda, there's another outcome that will matter far more down the road. This year's winners of state legislatures and governorships will have the chance to redraw congressional districts based on the new census data. It sounds technical, but the bottom line is that the consequences of these races will be long-lasting and ...
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