New York court cements Democratic bloodbath with new map

[SugarDaddy1]

New York's Supreme Court finalized a congressional map from a special master that obliterates Democratic gains in the state and positions several incumbents on a collision course with each other.

The new map largely hewed to special master Jonathan Cervas's draft, creating 21 districts that supported President Joe Biden in the 2020 election and five districts carried by former President Donald Trump. The map divided 16 counties, 18 fewer than the 34 split under the legislature's proposal, and created five more competitive districts than the three included in the legislature's map, according to a document released by the court early Saturday morning.

The unveiling of the court-appointed special master's draft proposal on Monday sent Democrats into a frenzy as they scrambled to sort through the implications of the new lines. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said the map was "enough to make Jim Crow blush," emphasizing that his party was embroiled in an "all-hands-on-deck moment." The map cut Jeffries's home from the 8th Congressional District he represents, though he is not barred from running for reelection in that district.

Democrats do not appear to have any good options to reverse their misfortunes in the state, as the court's decision on Friday effectively seals their fate for the midterm cycle. Last month, the New York State Court of Appeals, the state's highest court, upheld the state Supreme Court ruling that nixed the map. With New York's map enacted, only New Hampshire is left without a legally binding congressional map in place ahead of the midterm elections.

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/politics/new-york-court-cements-democrat-bloodbath-with-new-map

 

[ll74]

It looks like a good model for other states to follow. No party should end up happy when the districts are drawn.

 

[Rightguide]

Looks like the Democrat attempts to conduct a pogrom against Republicans has failed.

 

[ll74]

Majorities in every state are working to gerrymander. Republicans hold more of them

 

[HisArpy]

Majorities in every state are working to gerrymander. Republicans hold more of them

Elections have consequences...

 

[ll74]

Elections have consequences...

And apparently you're cool with gerrymandering.

 

[HisArpy]

And apparently you're cool with gerrymandering.

Elections have consequences. If the result is a political party coming into power and one which has to resort to skewing the electoral map to keep or advance that power at the expense of the people, then that's a consequence of the election.

 

[ll74]

Elections have consequences. If the result is a political party coming into power and one which has to resort to skewing the electoral map to keep or advance that power at the expense of the people, then that's a consequence of the election.

That's a long winded way of saying you're cool with gerrymandering, but whatever works. Thanks for confirming.

 

[anarchoMando]

Looks like the Democrat attempts to conduct a pogrom against Republicans has failed.

You are an idiot

Go fuck yourself

 

[pecksniff]

Look, the test is simple: If the polls show majority support in a state for party A, and the election ends up with party B holding a majority in the legislature, something's wrong.

 

[Corbie]

Majorities in every state are working to gerrymander. Republicans hold more of them

And when Democrats are in power, they do the exact same thing. It is not something unique to one party by any stretch of the imagination in the least. But at the moment Republicans control the majority of state legislatures and governorships. When the pendeulem swings the other way it will happen in the opposite direction.

 

[pecksniff]

Look, the test is simple: If the polls show majority support in a state for party A, and the election ends up with party B holding a majority in the legislature, something's wrong.

And the same holds at the national level. Dems have had a national majority ever since the 1930s. Every time the Pubs win a majority in Congress, that's how we know something's wrong.

 

[ll74]

And when Democrats are in power, they do the exact same thing. It is not something unique to one party by any stretch of the imagination in the least. But at the moment Republicans control the majority of state legislatures and governorships. When the pendeulem swings the other way it will happen in the opposite direction.

I don't support gerrymandering at all. My previous comments have reflected that. I don't care which party does it.

 

[pecksniff]

It is reassuring that the courts are watching out for gerrymandering, by either party.