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skolodji
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« on: January 05, 2007, 04:18:44 AM » |
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I don't like your gerrymander at all. It's messy and I don't think it would affect the partisan balance much. I would like to see some changes to the MN map, though.
MN-01
Tim Walz proved to be an adept politician and I think he's more than capable of holding his seat. If it needs any strengthening, I'd do it by adding Rice County and subtracting the westernmost counties.
I'd leave the North country pretty much unchanged except for a little attrition from MN-07 to MN-08 to make up for the additions from MN-01.
MN-02 & MN-06
The only other changes I'd like to see are the Minneapolis suburbs split into Eastern and Western suburbs.
One district including Goodhue, Dakota, Washington, Chisago, and Anoka counties. This district would be very very competitive and I could see a Dem winning it fairly easily.
The other district would include the GOP western exurbs stretching up to take in St. Cloud.
I would prefer to leave Ramstead alone, as he is a decent GOPer and his district is fairly cogent as is. When he retires, it will certainly be competitive.
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