BREAKING: Gov Hochul signs NY redistricting map

[brooklynite]

Link to tweet

[zaj]

1. Ugh, we need to ban this on both sides.

[brooklynite]

2. You'd be happier if we stood on principle and unilaterally disarmed?

[zaj]

9. Nope, I said "on both sides"

And that's what I meant. It's still frustrating to see happening.

[Bettie]

12. Democrats were willing to ban it

Republicans loudly said "NO".

So, if they are playing this game, we need to as well.

Allowing them to take everything because we're not willing to get our hands dirty is stupid.

[W_HAMILTON]

16. Republicans had a chance to vote to outlaw it.

They chose not to.

Now, the best way to get them to regret their decision is to beat them over the head with it.

[Celerity]

3. massive +7 net gain!

[brooklynite]

5. Your math is off...

We'll flip three seats (eastern Long Island, Staten Island and Central NY) and the Republicans will lose the one seat moving to another State.

[Celerity]

10. From your tweet: (19D-8R to 22D-4R), so +11 to +18, which is a net +7 D for the NY delegation total

[brooklynite]

11. You're double-counting

Democrats take NY1 (Long Island): +1

Democrats take NY11 (Staten Island): +2

Democrats take NY23 (Central NY): +3

Republicans lose NY27 due to redistricting: +4

Each Democratic gain results in a Republican loss, but you don't count them as extras.

[Celerity]

15. all I was commenting on was what you tweet said

[Polybius]

13. Staten Island shouldn't be changed

We have over 474,000 people, and that should be enough for one Congressperson. I don't care if it helps us or not.

[ibegurpard]

22. It's not

Not even close. Districts have to be as equal in population as possible. When you divide the total population of New York by the number of congressional districts it is allocated then you will see the population of each congressional district needs to be 776,971. A big population deviation between districts would absolutely get a map thrown out of any court.

[brooklynite]

26. Staten Island hasn't had its own district in decades...

Its always reached into Brooklyn because the SI population is so small. Only question was: do you go west (Bensonhurst: more conservative) or north (Sunset Park and Park Slope: more liberal).

[Polybius]

27. This will drive them more than ever to succeed

Not that they can though. Too much red tape. I can't stand Nicole M, but if Staten Islanders overwhelmingly want her, they should be able to have her represent them.

[ecstatic]

4. good

stop bringing a butter knife to a gun fight. California? What say you?

[WarGamer]

7. I live in a gerrymandered California District.

We're getting rid of our GOP'er this year.

[BlueCheeseAgain]

14. California doesn't really have gerrymandering, does it?

There's an independent commission. That said, the commission's map is apparently quite favorable to Democrats.

[WarGamer]

17. Well... my District is getting rid of the GOP'er...

Could be a coincidence...

Also happened like 20 years ago when we got rid of McLintock.

[ibegurpard]

23. California is done

It's done by a commission not the legislature. And the map was more favorable to Democrats
https://mobile.twitter.com/Redistrict/status/1473161359428829185?s=20

[WarGamer]

6. It's a conundrum...

Either you just accept gerrymandering and California and NY push out GOP pol's... but then if you complain about Texas, Ohio and Florida doing it...

It lights up the "Intellectual Honesty" alarm.

I expect to see Texas, FL and OH push out lots of Dems.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

8. we have our first lawsuit over New York's redistricting plans

Link to tweet

[WarGamer]

18. Lawyers doing what Lawyers do...

[LetMyPeopleVote]

19. Racial Gerrymanders are illegal but partisan gerrymanders are okay

I like the NY state position here compared to the pure racial gerrymander done in Texas. The Texas boundaries will be used in the 2022 election cycle and I suspect that the New York maps will be survive also

These cases will be fun to watch.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

20. Democrats are on track to net 2-3 seats from new maps vs. old ones.*

Link to tweet

[Meowmee]

21. I hope I will still be voting in the same location.

[brooklynite]

25. Where are you?

[Meowmee]

28. Suffolk

[Dorian Gray]

24. I guess

Malliotakis is my rep for the time being, then.

Now I really want to get out there and rid us of that pest.