Tag Archives: Redistricting

In Which I Come Perilously Close to Defending Lloyd Doggett

Paul Burka has a post up in which he basically makes two arguments: Republicans are trying to Gerrymander white Democrats out of Congress; and “Almost no one has done as much damage to the Democratic cause” in Texas as Lloyd … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Thursday, April 14, 2011

Interview with Michael Totten on The Road to Fatima Gate. Preliminary redistricting proposals have been released. More about it from BurkaBlog here and here. There is talk of moving Texas’ Presidential primary to April. The blog is called Frontloading, which … Continue reading →

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Texas to Gain Four House Seats in Redistricting

The census data has finally been released, and Texas will gain four seats in the U.S. House. (Here’s a map breaking down which districts have gained or lost population, and by how much.) Keep in mind that at least one … Continue reading →

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Analyst: Republicans Will Control House After 2012

This is an interesting piece by Glen Bolger on why Republicans will enjoy a house majority for at least the next four years. There are several statistical reasons: Presidents who win re-election have small coattails, at best. Republicans picked up … Continue reading →

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LinkSwarm for Saturday, November 20, 2010

Time for another LinkSwarm, with a good dollop of Texas political news: Waiting for word on the Solomon Ortiz-Blake Farenthold recount? You’ll have to wait until Monday, since they stopped recounting for the weekend. Farenthold still leads by just under … Continue reading →

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