FL Senate- the First Try

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Sunday April 15, 2012 · 1:47 PM PDT

2012/04/15 · 13:47

This is a continuation of my last diary dealing with the backroom part of the redistricting process here in Florida. While the last diary dealt primarily with the State House and the few missed opportunities we had to help our chances there, this diary will take a look at the original State Senate map that was passed and rejected by the Supreme Court.

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FL State House- the Party F*ed Up

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Saturday April 07, 2012 · 8:28 PM PDT

2012/04/07 · 20:28

So most people are familiar that Florida recently undertook the decennial process of redistricting and because of recent fair district standards, many observers figured that Democrats would make huge gains in the vastly gerrymandered legislature. Unfortunately, due to various legal and political blunders, led in no small part by Chair Rod Smith, Senate Minority Leader Nan Rich and incoming House Leader Perry Thurston, we may have sacrificed precious opportunities to pick up seats in both the House and Senate. These three amigos prevented House Democrats from presenting an alternative map that couldve created better opportunities for more pickups in the House. They also nearly derailed our efforts to get a better Senate map which I'll explain in another diary.

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FL 22-West is put on Ice, Ice Baby

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Saturday December 03, 2011 · 2:59 PM PST

2011/12/03 · 14:59

So this is the next write-up in my series evaluating the proposed congressional changes from the FL State Senate. For those of you wondering what the title is about, Im hinting at Rep Allen West getting screwed due to the inclusion of some parts of the liberal city of West Palm Beach (aka home to Vanilla Ice ). The seat is one of the prime pickup opportunities of the proposed map, along with the previously written about FL 16 and FL 2.

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FL 02- The blue dogs bite back

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Thursday December 01, 2011 · 6:29 PM PST

2011/12/01 · 18:29

So with the overwhelming positive feedback I got on my last write-up for FL's congressional districts that the State Senate drafted, I figured Id write up another district Im familiar with, the Florida 2nd, home to Tallahassee and THE Florida State University. Redistricting was kind to us in this district, and Im very confident in our ability to win this seat from the Undertaker, Congressman Steve Southerland (R-Panama City).

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Wednesday November 30, 2011 · 10:40 PM PST

2011/11/30 · 22:40

So a lot of folks were shocked when the State Senate released their draft maps for Florida this week and found that some Republican incumbents like Rep. Tom Rooney were weakened. To those of us in FL who have been participating in this redistricting process, it comes as no surprise. This diary will outline some of the reasons why this district was drawn to be more competitive and some of the after-effects

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Fair Districts- the fight in the Fl Senate

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Sunday October 09, 2011 · 1:49 PM PDT

2011/10/09 · 13:49

Those who are familiar with Florida redistricting know that this year is different in that the Fair District Amendments 5 and 6 passed last fall. These amendment put more constraints on the Republican legislature to create more fair districts. While I believe the effects wont be that great at the Congressional level (+1-2 seats for the Dems), the effects are profound at the State Senate where we already are having debates in committee. This diary will show you what we as Dems may end up pushing in the courts.

You can see the plan here: http://www.flsenate.gov/...

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FL Senate- actually submitted

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Thursday September 01, 2011 · 11:20 AM PDT

2011/09/01 · 11:20

This is a map I recently submitted to both the House and Senate Redistricting Committees here in Florida as an actual proposal. There will be some criticisms, and no its not the most Dem-friendly map I couldve made, but its the closest thing to passing that we have come up with in committee. Anyways, on to the districts:

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Monday August 08, 2011 · 9:03 PM PDT

2011/08/08 · 21:03

This cycle the state of Georgia's redistricting process is controlled by Republicans. As such, GA mapmakers will likely try to maximize the number of seats for their party. Most discussion about redistricting here has focused on Republicans targetting Rep John Barrow, the last white Democrat in the Deep South, while shoring up freshman Rep Austin Scott. This map does that while also targetting Rep Sanford Bishop, creating a map that for most of the decade should result in a 11-3 Republican delegation.

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Wednesday July 20, 2011 · 12:59 PM PDT

2011/07/20 · 12:59

Next part of my series on what fair and compact redistricting could do to the Florida State House. This part looks at South Florida, where Republican gerrymandering has allowed them to have way more seats than what their county performances entitle them to.

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Tuesday July 19, 2011 · 10:22 PM PDT

2011/07/19 · 22:22

So Ive finally finished my long and exhausting remap of the FL State House. Its late and Im tired so Ill provide more analysis later. This map created a very even playing field for the Democrats and Republicans in Florida, creating about 39 lean D seats, 40 lean R seats, and 21 true tossups. I drew this map without even looking at partisan numbers, only looking at major city boundries and county boundries. Obviously there were numbers calls I made that a court (which is where I believe a map will be decided) might otherwise decide. Im going to split this in 3 seperate diaries because there are way too many districts to write on.

Lets start with North Florida:

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Fl Senate- path to the majority

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Sunday July 03, 2011 · 7:26 PM PDT

2011/07/03 · 19:26

Hey guys, this is my first diary so please dont be too harsh. A lot of Democrats here in Florida have been outraged by the actions of our crazy legislature and Governor but confused as to where our efforts would be best spent in 2012. Obviously protecting Sen. Bill Nelson and reelecting President Obama are our top priorities but gaining a seat at the table in the legislature is paramount to stopping the destruction of our state. Most political observers believe that there isnt a path to taking back either chamber, but this diary will attempt to point out a path to taking back the State Senate since every Senator is up for election in 2012 due to redistricting.

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FL Senate- actually submitted

GA Redistricting: 11-3

Fair Redistricting- State House part 2

Fair Redistricting- FL House

Fl Senate- path to the majority