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Oryxslayer
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« Reply #25 on: February 19, 2024, 06:25:25 PM »
« edited: February 21, 2024, 08:00:48 PM by Oryxslayer »

So they went with the original Evers maps right?

Yes. After enough strongarming the governors eventual maps got passed. The calculations made by Vos & Co. are that these are basically the best they could get. The other 3 maps deemed 'acceptable' by the masters worse for the GOP, and anything new the court will order would likely be worse still. That said, the mapping differences are the equivalent of splitting hairs. This map is closely analogous to Michigan, Pennsylvania, and maybe come next year Ohio's, which really shows the guiding mapping principle for the Midwest Dems has be partisan equity. Dems are guaranteed to gain a bunch of seats, and both chambers should be competitive (Senate might take until 2026 when the other half of seats are up). Control though will be down to the multitude of factors that always matter in marginal races.



This suit and ruling has zero connections to or relevance for the Congressional plan. They are two separate things.

That said, Elias's team is making motions against the congressional plan directly at the State Supreme Court, with the aim of getting a new congressional plan for 2024 onwards. That was reported last month, updates have yet to appear.

EDIT: Congressional map update. Dems definitely want this to happen

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« Reply #26 on: March 01, 2024, 12:42:48 PM »

Reminder that we can have a minimum possible county splits congressional map that's basically completely equal partisanship wise.

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I'm only posting this cause the outcome I reached is seemingly so similar to yours. This was a map I drew a while back with specific goal of equal outcomes, and mostly achieved that with  4 = 5, 2 & 3 = 6 & 7, and 1 = 8. And while I definitely cut more counties and communities, things are still neat and follow the same geographic cores. And they are good cores given the state's human geography and patterns of development:



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« Reply #27 on: March 01, 2024, 04:35:06 PM »



However,  the congressional case I'd closed for now. As some here suspected,  it likely came too late.
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