Illinois Dems carve up liberal giant-slayer's district in new congressional map

[brooklynite]

Source: Politico

Illinois' state legislature passed a new congressional map early Friday morning that likely secures Democrats' control of 14 of the state’s 17 congressional districts — but it also condemned liberal freshman Rep. Marie Newman to an uncomfortable fate at the 11th hour.

Newman, who rose to fame in 2020 after ousting a veteran conservative Democrat, Dan Lipinski, fell victim to last-minute changes by Springfield legislators plotting to both boost Democratic Rep. Sean Casten and create a new district where the Latino community could elect their candidate of choice. Now, Casten and Newman are set to clash in a primary next June.


A draft map released last weekend looped both Casten and Newman together in one district — but after a concerted campaign from Casten allies, the legislature reversed course. A new map unveiled just hours before it was approved artfully carved Newman’s hometown of La Grange out of the district with Casten’s home and into the heavily Latino seat of Democratic Rep. Chuy García — where she would face long odds in a potential primary.

Newman slammed the move as a perversion of the democratic process but could not stop it.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2021/10/29/illinois-democrats-congressional-map-517544

[Funtatlaguy]

1. About time that we Dems gerrymander something.

[orleans]

2. too bad it's impacting the dem reps nt

[moosewhisperer]

3. Ha!

Is this is joke?!?

The Dems definitely gerrymander. I live in Chuy Garcia’s district and it’s a skinny horseshoe curving it’s way through neighborhoods in the city and suburbs specifically to carve out a solid Latino vote.

I hate gerrymandering on both sides, but let’s be honest and admit that Dems have been doing it all along, too.

[rpannier]

4. Yep

I live in Bustos' district
In the south it's further south of Canton, pushes out into Peoria and Pekin, Galesburg, Kewanee, Moline, Rock Island, Sterling, Freeport, Rockford.
It took someone with a lot of imagination to come up with that one.
Though looking at the map, almost every district has the Gerrymandered look to it -- the 4th, 5th and 7th are just wow
But they got to do something, as it stands right now, we have 13 of 18 Districts and 2 of those are R-+2: 14th and 17th are Republican Districts with Democratic Reps

[Freethinker65]

6. Feel the same. I am/was? also in the horseshoe.

Ended up really liking Gutierrez.

[paleotn]

7. It's as old as the Republic.

It's like nuclear weapons. We may not like them very much, but as long as the other guy has them, we have to have them too. If the Reich wing wants to come to an agreement with Dems and stop the practice for good, I'm all for it. Otherwise, bury the fascist fuckers.

[reACTIONary]

8. I live in Kweisi Mfume's ditrict...

.... formerly Elijah Cummings' district. Very very gerry mander.

[ShazzieB]

5. I wish I could find a map with more detail...

It looks like I may be in Lauren Underwood's district under the new plan! That would be AOK with me, because she is awesome! The way the Chicago suburbs are carved up, it's hard to tell for sure, though. It looks like there's a line running right through my area, and I'm not sure which side of it I'm on. Can't wait to find out!

[ProfessorGAC]

9. Same Here

I fear I might be in that little sliver along I-55 that keeps me in the redneck district, even though I live in a county that's bluish purple.

[lees1975]

10. It's too bad that something can't be put together to allow Rep. Newman to continue to serve.

I think she did a great job.

[Igel]

11. Maps.

Look at districts 28 and 22:

https://qph.fs.quoracdn.net/main-qimg-e34f34f7396796486ee13ab2e3634784-c


MD's 3rd district:


Houston:
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Tell me that TX-2 is worse than TX-18 or TX-29.

Some are (R). Some are (D).

All are no better drawn than spider webs on drugs.
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