Category Redistricting
On April 11, it was confirmed that representative democracy is dead in Florida – The Orbán model that DeSantis built is now complete
In the other forty nine states, Congressional maps in reapportionment are either drawn by legislators, independent commissions or courts – except of course those states that have only one Congressional District. But in Florida, that power now rests with one man – Governor Ron DeSantis. In Florida, the State Legislature has as of Monday April […]
TFS+ – Audio on where Congressional Redistricting goes from here
In this TFS+ audio exclusive, Kartik Krishnaiyer discusses Governor DeSantis veto of the Congressional map and what is likely to ensue next. We will be doing these audio exclusives between now and the 2022 Election for our TFS+ subscribers on Patreon.
Redistricting fight- instead of partisanship it’s DeSantis, right-wing media and activists vs the rest of the Florida GOP
Governor DeSantis unprecedented foray into the reapportionment fight , here in Florida can be debated on its merits. The Governor has chosen to pick a fight over Al Lawson’s current congressional seat, deeming its presence unconstitutional (despite court rulings to the contrary) and threatening to veto any plan that doesn’t eliminate the seat. The State […]
Comparing the Congressional Redistricting plans partisan leans
The House and Senate have put forward very different redistricting plans for Florida’s Congressional delegation, while the Governor made an unwise and unprecedented foray into the matter pushing a very partisan gerrymander (outside of southeast Florida- in that region the DeSantis map interestingly is the most favorable for the Democrats). Let’s compare the three plans […]
TFS+ – House Congressional map analysis
Yesterday, the House Redistricting Committee submitted a new Congressional Map that effectively splits the difference between the Senate’s status quo map and Governor DeSantis aggressive partisan gerrymander. Analysis over at TFS+
An update on congressional redistricting outside Florida
Despite prognostications of doom, redistricting outside Florida hasn’t yet devastated the Democrats as much as feared. While on the surface, the GOP has gained ground, in many cases it’s a situation where marginal seats recently won by Republicans in 2020 are being solidified for the GOP in redistricting. Additionally, several GOP-led states have run into […]
Have Florida Republicans learned redistricting lessons from the past?
As previously discussed on this site, I was intimately involved in the 2002 redistricting fights and watched the 1996, 2012 and 2014 fights with keen interest. In 2002, the GOP had complete control over the reapportionment process for the first time and they went wild, creating maps that Democrats could not compete on at the […]
Is the DeSantis redistricting gamble blowing up?
Over at TFS+ on Monday, we broke down the specifics around Governor DeSantis proposed Congressional map. At the time I wrote that piece, I was convinced the map was the “hidden” or “secret” map I was long expecting- the partisan gerrymander that split Duval County in half and manipulated lines around the Tampa Bay area […]
TFS + – DeSantis congressional map proposal quick thoughts
Last night, a proposed Congressional Map was submitted by the Executive Office of the Governor to the legislature. This map is the clear GOP gerrymander the national party wanted and the Florida Republicans had to this point failed to provide. More over at TFS+.
Redistricting: So far, not so bad
The 2022 Redistricting process is underway in Florida and while secrecy has dominated the proceedings, causing fear among people like me (I am a believer new district lines should be drawn by staff or commissions or courts – NOT by elected representatives), the early returns are more positive than I thought they’d be. As I’ve […]
The Florida Squeeze 