State Legislatures and Redistricting

[J. J.]

How are the Republicans doing in key redistricting states like OH, PA?

In PA, they had the Senate by a fair amount and were about 5 seats short in the House.  I've heard they took the House, big time.

The GOP will be redistricting PA. 

Edit:  The GOP was down by 3 in the State House, 100-103.  I don't have the numbers but I've heard they gained control.

[J. J.]

How are the Republicans doing in key redistricting states like OH, PA?

In PA, they had the Senate by a fair amount and were about 5 seats short in the House.  I've heard they took the House, big time.

The GOP will be redistricting PA. 

Edit:  The GOP was down by 3 in the State House, 100-103.  I don't have the numbers but I've heard they gained control.

Heh.  Good luck trying to squeeze any more Republican seats out of this state after tonight.  Same with Ohio, where Republicans are going to have to cut one of their own. 

They will be eliminating one seat, and I doubt if it will be Fitzpatrick.  

Two seats are out there, currently, that could be GOP, PA-12 and PA-4.  The could probably get one more GOP seat in SWPA (with redistricting and a good year).

I'm wondering if PA-13 might be the eliminated district.  Westmoreland County is rapidly turning into East Prussia.    Since I grew up there, I'll have to change my screen name to J von J.  

[J. J.]

I'm wondering if PA-13 might be the eliminated district.  Westmoreland County is rapidly turning into East Prussia.    Since I grew up there, I'll have to change my screen name to J von J.  

You can't eliminate two Philadelphia districts in two successive redistrictings. The population doesn't support it.

A district in the west has to go. Likely PA-12. But I am curious what they'll do in the northeast and southeast. Maybe they can clean up PA-6.

In the last one, it was Mascara's district, I think, so that is there they took out the district south of Pittsburgh.

They might be able to lump PA-12 into a strongly Republican district.  You can possibly loose one and flip one (in a good year).

PA House is now 110-112 R, 93-91 D.

[J. J.]

Here it says the GOP gained at least 13 Democratic seats in the PA House.

Wait, DeWeese managed to win? How the frack?

DeWeese 52.5, some republican 47.5

wtf?

Thought the indictment would finally finish him off, but no.

I don't think DeWeese was indicted.  Perzel was indicted and lost.  You are confusing your corrupt Pennsylvania state reps.

[J. J.]

In PA Democratic Caucus, several leaders from Phila, Evans (Appropriations) and Cohen (Caucus Chair) lost their leadership positions within the party.