What The Heck Was The GOP Thinking To Let Ron Kind Go Unchallenged in 2016?

[Mr.Phips]

Kind would be wise to run for Senate in the open seat race in 2022 when redistricting comes. His district will probably be more Republican post redistricting. I mean he's sitting on like $3 million too, so why would he choose to stay in the House for a tough race every two years?

That's assuming Scott Walker gets reelected, which I'm not sure he can under a Republican President.  If Dems have a seat at the redistricting table, Kind's seat will be protected.

[Mr.Phips]

Kind would be wise to run for Senate in the open seat race in 2022 when redistricting comes. His district will probably be more Republican post redistricting. I mean he's sitting on like $3 million too, so why would he choose to stay in the House for a tough race every two years?

That's assuming Scott Walker gets reelected, which I'm not sure he can under a Republican President.  If Dems have a seat at the redistricting table, Kind's seat will be protected.

Not really. Kind's seat now was designed as a D vote sink believe it or not. The only way it can get more Democratic is to split up the 2nd and that'd be ugly as hell. I was actually assuming a split state government with a Democratic Governor, but I doubt it matters much either way. Kind's seat will only get harder for Democrats to hold on to, so he's better off going for broke on an open Senate seat, which might actually be easier for him in 2022 than reelection to the House

It was designed to be a D vote sink in order to make the 7th more Republican.  Making the 3rd more Republican would again make the 7th more Dem, likely to the point where it was an Obama district in 2012.  We also have to consider what a fair redistricting would do to Paul Ryan's district, but that's a completely different topic in and of itself.