US House Redistricting: Utah

[Lunar]

Matheson could be in a good spot there, but at the same time, trying to placate Dems might damage his statewide hopes of appealing to the state at-large.. so there is some good strategy involved in trying to confine his district.

What do you mean?  Surely he can't be THAT threatening that they'd give him an easier district so that he'd represent fractionally less swing voters statewide, immediately after a redistricting.  

[Lunar]

http://www.politico.com/blogs/davidcatanese/0111/New_Utah_GOP_chair_Beat_rascal_Matheson.html

Although, it should be said that from a state party chairman's perspective, expansion makes you look great and Matheson's seat is the only place possible for him to expand.

On the other hand, is there really the serious risk that an attempt to gerrymander Matheson's defeat would cause the loss of more than one seat?