She's Not There (RIP, Molly)
My cat Molly, whom I have had since I was almost 7 years old, passed away eight days ago. Only now am I taking the effort to blog here about it. She has been ill for more than two weeks now with...
View ArticleGood news, everyone. Plouffe to replace Axelrod.
No, really! I know everyone is down lately, so let me inject some positive news that will help you feel more hopeful about the future of the White House. Senior adviser David Axelrod is heading back...
View ArticleVictory in Indiana: Democrats On Way Home After Winning Key Concessions
Today, a standoff that has lasted for five weeks between Democrats and Republicans in the Indiana State House has finally reached a satisfactory resolution. Democrats have continuously denied...
View ArticleJudge Sumi to Wisconsin GOP: Union-Busting Bill is Enjoined (Updated with...
This just in from the ongoing hearings over the terms of Judge Maryann Sumi's Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) against the Wisconsin state government. Per the Twittter page of the Wisconsin AFL-CIO,...
View ArticleJudge Sumi: Wisconsin Law NOT Published and NOT in Effect (UPDATE:...
This morning, at 8:15 AM, Judge Maryann Sumi issued an amended Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) further clarifying that the anti-union Wisconsin Act 10 is, until a higher court rules otherwise,...
View ArticleNikki Haley's Slash-and-Burn Agenda Rebuked by State Legislature
Remember Nikki Haley? The Mark Sanford acolyte that cobbled together a victory in a rather intense primary who then went on to almost lose to State Senator Vincent Sheheen last November in South...
View ArticleMy First Redistricting: Massachusetts State Senate (Updated)
It's done! My first completed map using Dave's Redistricting App (DRA). It took me two evenings to complete it and some confusion, but it's done.For my first map, I decided to do the Massachusetts...
View ArticleRed, White, and Blue: West Virginia Redistricting
Well, I'm back with another round of redistricting ideas. I know my first foray was sucky, but this time I've come back with better form. I've started anew.Anyway, this time I'll be doing a...
View ArticleBluegrass Blues: Redistricting Kentucky
With my doing a good job on redistricting West Virginia, I decided to go more out of my comfort zone and do redistricting of a state that has split counties but isn't too big, either. Also, it had to...
View ArticleKentucky and West Virginia Redistricting Revisited
In my last diary, I attempted to draw a third Congressional seat Democrats can win in Kentucky without bothering any incumbents. I decided to make the Dem seat the 1st district, which is based in...
View ArticleMy Final West Virginia Redistricting Map (Updated: First Official Draft Out)
After taking some suggestions in my previous diary, I have decided to go back to my last West Virginia Congressional map and make what is to be my magnum opus on the matter. It is also probably the...
View ArticleNew Jersey Redistricting (Commission Theoretical)
Hi, everyone. This time, I went further outside my comfort zone and redistricted my home of New Jersey as a commission might do it. New Jersey has a bipartisan redistricting commission that usually...
View ArticleWhy the IL GOP Case is Doomed to Fail
Note: User Roguemapper provided me with invaluable advice on this diary and deserves no less credit than myself.The Illinois Republican Party is fighting the passed and signedDemocraticgerrymander of...
View ArticleNevada Democratic Gerrymander Bonanza
Nevada is gaining a fourth seat in redistricting due to explosive urban growth over the decade. They have a Democratic Senate and Assembly, but a Republican Governor. The Governor vetoed every map...
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Nevada Redistricting: How the court may do it
The other day I released a diary showing a Democratic gerrymander of Nevada. In order to achieve a solid 3D-1R configuration, I had to draw the Reno district down to South Las Vegas. Then this...
View ArticleOnly a Northern Song: Redistricting Upstate New York
For my next foray into redistricting, I decided to map upstate New York, an area that will lose one seat. The seat I removed was accidental Congresswoman Buerkle's seat. All seats have been...
View ArticlePresident Obama to Drastically Withdraw Troops from Iraq
I know that few people discuss the Iraq War anymore, but this is big. According to Fox News (I'll be quoting from Politicalwire), the President, in his capacity as Commander-in-Chief of the Armed...
View ArticleGood News Everyone: GOP Will Not Rebut Obama's Speech
Once again, I have an excuse to embed this video:And yes, you read that right. The GOP will NOT have an official rebuttal to Obama's Thursday speech. For once, we won't have to hear some guy get the...
View ArticleGettin' Lucky in Kentucky: Fantasy Democratic Gerrmyander (Updated)
Once again, I would like to post a map I drew of Kentucky's Congressional districts, but first a bit of backstory. Back in 1991, Kentucky Democrats drew a map they thought would give them 4 out of 6...
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United We Stand: Kentucky State Senate Redistricting
In Kentucky, Republicans have held a majority in the State Senate since the 1998 elections. As such, Republicans had a voice in the 2001-2002 redistricting process. Then-Speaker Jody Richards...
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