Republicans win reapportionment fight

Saying that Republicans hit the jackpot in the reapportionment phase of redistricting is a bit overheated. It isn't overheated, though, to say that the GOP won reapportionment. Alpha News notes "Most forecasters agree that Republicans, however, have the advantage going into redistricting. The GOP has complete control over the process in Texas, Florida and North Carolina, where a combined 84 seats could be at play." It's interesting that "Texas is set to gain two congressional seats, the bureau said, bringing its total to 38 and its number of electoral votes to 40. Florida is set to gain one congressional seat, bringing its total to 28 and its number of electoral votes to 30." Florida and Texas were both expected to gain more than that.
Oregon, Montana, Colorado and North Carolina will each gain an additional seat, fueled by population growth across the Sun Belt and northwestern U.S. Montana is the only state in the country to go from one to two congressional districts, giving Democrats a possible competitive seat depending on how the districts are drawn by its bipartisan commission.
It's difficult getting a read on Montana. This is the first time since it achieved statehood that it's been big enough to not have an at-large seat.
Florida is about to become a more powerful player in national politics based on Census reapportionment numbers released Monday, part of an enormously important redistribution of power every 10 years. First, the increased clout will come in the state’s congressional delegation. Florida will gain one seat, for a total of 28 in the 435-member House of Representatives, starting with next year’s elections for Congress. Second, it will come in the number of votes the state gets in the Electoral College, which determines who wins the presidency in 2024 and beyond.
For the first time in state history, California lost a congressional district. For the eighth straight census/reapportionment, New York lost a congressional seat. This time, it really hurt, dropping New York behind Florida and into 4th place in terms of number of electoral votes. California still has the most electoral votes but, this time, they'll have 54 electoral votes after having 55 the past 2 reapportionments. This interview with Newt Gingrich is quite enlightening: Thanks to President Trump and Gov. DeSantis, Florida is a red state once again. Ohio is a thoroughly red state again, too. FOOTNOTE: Democrat Tim Ryan announced that he's running for the US Senate seat in Ohio. This represents a GOP hold, with either JD Vance or Jim Jordan holding the seat. With Ohio Republicans holding all the redistricting cards, this potential open seat might represent a GOP flip in the midterms.

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