Redistricting of Texas
This is my way to redistrict Texas in a way that accurately reflects the population shifts and for each incumbent to have as much of their former turf as possible.
View Article2001 House Redistricting using Wyoming Rule Part I: Alabama
This is my attempt to redraw the congressional districts if the "Wyoming Rule" was in effect for the 2000 census.
View ArticleCongressional Districts of the 93rd Congress
I am posting today to talk about the congressional districts of the 93rd Congress (1973-1975). I found this on the Almanac of American Politics 1974. A lot of this information is difficult to find and...
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if congressional districts crossed state lines Part I: The Northeast
My idea is to see what congressional districts looked like if they were done strictly by population. How it would be done would be that there would be 432 districts in the contiguous u.s. and the...
View ArticleWhy fast growing does not equal republican
What I did recently was look at states and their population relative to the nation since 1910 when the number of districts were frozen. Of the continental 48 states, 35 were in one extreme or the...
View Articleshould/can the democratic party really be one of populism?
I saw Obama try to go populist in a Kansas speech and in my opinion that isn't him. I've always found it weird how democrats like Lynn Woolsey (who represents a ritzy district) argues about fighting...
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If Congressional Districts Crossed State Lines Part II: The Midwest
All right some of you may have remembered my diary last month about if congressional districts crossed state-lines. Many people are interested about the Wyoming rule or doubling the house but under...
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If Congressional Districts Crossed State Lines Part III: The West
If you've read my diaries before on this, you know the drill. The districts that cross state lines (The “Interstate” Districts) are either black or sky blue. I've done the northeast and midwest and now...
View Articleany of you guys remember this guy?
In the 1980s, there was a congressman from CA by the name of Bill Dannemeyer. His district took in Yorba Linda, Villa Park, La Habra, Orange (city of), Fullerton, Brea, Placentia and east...
View Article1982 Almanac requests thread
I have with me a 1982 edition of the "Almanac of American Politics". If there are any questions or stuff one might have, I can give you an answer really quick such as a PVI (which didn't exist then but...
View Articlethe "would they still be in office" thread
One thing I've always thought is that it is easier to be a legislative majorities if there are less open seats. There have always been democrats in marginal seats who are personally popular but with...
View ArticleBlueprint for governing
It seems that every time the democrats get unified control of government, they fubar. The last democrat administration to keep majorities in both chambers by the end of its run was the Kennedy/Johnson...
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Out Beyond the Neon Lights - Los Angeles CDs in 1970s
Here is a good view of the congressional districts of Los Angeles in the 70s where I will discuss each district and how they would vote today.Districts Entirely Within Los Angeles County:District...
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Name That congressman Part I: The Senate
I will show you a random picture of a senator and the idea is to guess who it is. I want to see how long it will take to guess all of them right.
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Name that Congressman Part II: The House
Same idea as before. Note that you can "cheat" if you want by clicking on the picture but its still fun to see if people can recognize these freshman pictures.
View Articlelifetime ADA ratings
Many of you have heard people talk about someone's ACU score (especially for the users/lurkers on rrh) which is a barometer of someone's conservatism. But what about measuring someone's liberalism?...
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a traditional map of Texas
this is a map that returns the state to the traditional boundaries enumeration and location of the congressional district with a few changes here and there. This is a map that is fair and one where...
View ArticleVarious Questions that don't deserve their own thread
This thread is for anyone who has some questions to ask but doesn't want to disrupt other threads. Ask any questions and I'll try to answer them and maybe you can answer some of mine. This can also...
View Articlerandom thoughts, questions etc thread
feel free to address anything controversial, any random questions that may be off topic or stuff that would be an interruption elsewhere.
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hypothetical nationwide FAIR redistricting Part I: New England and Mid-Atlantic
I've long invested in the idea of redistricting reform and hope to have some sort of national unilateral disarmament. But more so, I've wanted to see what would happen if it was implemented nationwide....
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hypothetical nationwide FAIR redistricting Part II: The Midwest and Border South
I've long invested in the idea of redistricting reform and hope to have some sort of national unilateral disarmament. But more so, I've wanted to see what would happen if it was implemented nationwide....
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how would a fair redo of PA look?
One of the worst gerrymanders this cycle was Pennsylvania. If the maps were to hypothetically be redrawn for 2014 and the districts to be more clean looking, how would it go? Maybe Illinoyed and the...
View Articleany of you guys read any of the Tucker Max books?
I saw the movie "I Hope They Serve Beer In Hell" and am currently reading "Hilarity Ensues" which is his third book (the other one is "Assholes Finish First"). What's your view on him or his books?...
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Texas re-redistricting Part I: State House Districts 1-50
I’m a huge proponent of algorithmic redistricting as it pertains to the state legislatures (and if I can get the technology, I want to make interstate algorithmic CDs). The idea is that this map...
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Texas re-redistricting Part II: State House Districts 51-100
If you missed the first diary you can view it here: http://www.dailykos.com/....I'm lifting my "criticism ban" on my algorithm plan. However, my hope is to talk less about the flaws of such a plan and...
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Texas re-redistricting Part III: State House Districts 101-150
If you want to see my first two diaries they are here:http://www.dailykos.com/... Andhttp://www.dailykos.com/... For those just tuning in, this is my algorithm plan for the Texas House of...
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Texas re-redistricting Part IV: The State Senate
The senate districts in Texas are almost five times as big as the house district. I think it might be the biggest ratio of any state legislature. Anyways, here is the 31 member senate. As I did with...
View ArticleOrigins of the Far Right
I've always been interested in the tea party, not because I agree with them (I don't) but because I wanted to know what they believed. It seems that they had a lot of idiosyncrasies/contradictions and...
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What If Congressional Districts Were Apportioned by Actual Voters Part I: The...
One of my interest is in the ideas of reforming the rotten boroughs system. Maybe this is the reason why there can often be a discrepancy between popular vote and seats won. So the idea is that each...
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What If Congressional Districts Were Apportioned by Actual Voters Part II:...
For those that missed part I, here it is:http://www.dailykos.com/...A few caveats before I begin this:1. This is hypothetical, I realize it would be a pain in the ass to do with changing the...
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