Illinois Congressional Map Analysis, By a Chicagoan
This diary was cross posted from Red Racing HorsesThis morning, the Democrats in the Illinois General Assembly released their gerrymander of Illinois's Congressional Districts.The map set out to...
View ArticleDrawing Maryland- A (1-3-4) R:S:D Old Line State
Well, I'm a Republican, and after seeing all of these Democrat Maryland maps here, I'm cross posting my Republican gerrymander from RedRacingHorses.com. You can draw a somewhat solid 3-1-4 (R-S-D), but...
View ArticleDrawing Pennsylvania- Going After Schwartz in SEPA
As my mom says, Pennsylvania is the quirkiest state in the union. Its politics don't disappoint, under that standard. In SWPA and NEPA, seats that are 52+% McCain can be considered very D friendly....
View ArticleDrawing Massachusetts- a Republican Bay State Senate
(Cross posted from Red Racing Horses)I apologize... I posted the wrong copy of this map when I posted it. I had a "non partisan" write up and my Republican write up. Again, I am very sorry for posting...
View ArticleDrawing Massachusetts- a Republican State House Majority?!
Republicans currently control 32/160 seats, or 20% in the Massachusetts State House of Representatives. In a state where Republicans usually get ~35-40% statewide, that's a severe underperformance. I'm...
View ArticleA Connecticut('s 5th District) Compromise
A History Lesson In 2000, the (absolutely beautiful) state of Connecticut lost a Congressional district, going from six to five seats.At the time, freshman Congressman Rob Simmons held CT-02, Chris...
View ArticleDrawing Pennsylvania- a Democratic Keystone State
Since I've drawn just about every Republican gerrymander under the sun, I decided to try a Democratic Pennsylvania. Considering I may be spending my next four years in Lower Merion Township (I'd say...
View ArticleDrawing Washington- a (6-3-1) Evergreen State
Cross-posted from RedRacingHorses.comThe absolutely gorgeous state of Washington is set to gain a Congressional district in 2013 based on the Census of 2010.Up until 2010, Republicans only held three...
View ArticleDrawing California- A Republican Golden State Assembly
Crossposted from RedRacingHorses.com DKE'S PAGE WIDTH IS NOT AS WIDE AS RRH'S, SO THE STATS FROM SOME DISTRICTS ARE CUT OFF. FOR PICS WITH STATISTICS, LOOK HERE. http://s1105.photobucket.com/...Well,...
View ArticlePolitical Machines in the United States and Around the World
Most DKErs don't know this, but I serve as a Teacher's Assistant for an honors 11th grade US History course. (Yes, I am still in high school, but my school, New Trier Township High School, allows...
View ArticleDrawing Pennsylvania- a 153 Member Keystone State House Map
Cross posted from RedRacingHorses.com Recently, the 203 member Pennsylvania State House voted to shrink its size in the next decennial redistricting cycle by 50 members to 153. The Senate is expected...
View ArticleConnecticut's 5th Congressional District 2012 Election Recap
This diary was cross posted from RedRacingHorsesThis is the third installment of an ongoing series on Connecticut's 5th Congressional district. For part one, see here:...
View ArticleMassachusetts' 6th Congressional District 2012 Election Recap
As requested by KingOfSpades, here's my analysis of MA-06.OverviewBut our friends are back So let’s raise a toast‘Cause I found someone to carry me home Tonight, we are young So let’s set the world on...
View ArticleConnecticut's 4th Congressional District- Comparing 2008 and 2012
Before reading my article, I'd highly recommend you take a look at this piece about Greenwich, Darien, Westport, Norwalk, and Fairfield. You'll learn plenty about the people and politics of those...
View ArticleIllinois' 10th Congressional District 2012 Election Recap
As requested by King of Spades, here's my IL-10 analysis. I edited and cross posted the diary from its RedRacingHorses version, where it was cross posted from, but if you don't mind more partisan...
View ArticleThe Bay State's Political Regions- Breaking Down Massachusetts' 2012 US...
This diary was crossposted from RedRacingHorses. I'll once again be on the record as saying that I'm one of the last holdovers from DKE's SwingStateProject days and only post under the DKElections...
View ArticleMassachusetts' 6th Congressional District's 1996 and 2012 Elections: a...
This diary was cross-posted from RedRacingHorses.comIntroduction: a Political and Geographic History of the 6th Congressional District Since the redistricting of 1890, Massachusetts' 6th...
View ArticleThe Eastside's Political Geography: Tracing Eastern Suburban Seattle's...
History of Seattle through the 1980s Seattle was first settled by Europeans in the 1850s by the Denny Party, a small group of explorers who settled the city's land, then covered by a dense,...
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