Delaware Undiluted Episode 2 – El Somnambulo
A word of caution, children, before we discuss the arcane ways of the redistrictor: some mysteries were not meant for man to understand. Redrawing election district lines is cartographic devilry of a black and necromantic sort, dreamed up by the twisted designs of sinister vote counting gods, existing purely to tempt and destroy mankind with its elusive secrets.
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El, I just listened to your interview. Since youve been through redistricting twice, will Lavelle be powerful enough now has Minority Leader to avoid being put in another R district? Will he have the clout?
Don’t think so. However, what the D’s might do is give the R’s an area in NW DE (western side of 202 to include Greenville, Chateau Country, Hockessin, etc) and say, You’ve got 4 reps here and room for only three districts. YOU draw the lines. If not, we’ll have no choice but to draw them for you. Essentially, you would have eliminated a D district in the city and an R district in their stronghold, more than a fair trade-off when seats must shift southward.
BTW, too many ‘you know’s’ from …you know. I will seek to reduce them next time.
Thank you both for doing this.