My latest map. A synopsis:
1. All Dems except Hoyer and possibly Edwards get a district they should be happy with;
2. There are THREE black majority VAP seats;
3. Dems should be safe in 7/8 of the seats
The Stats:
CD 1: Obama: 40%
McCain: 58%
DemAv: 45%
RepAv: 55%
CD 2: Obama: 58%%
McCain: 40%
DemAv: 62%
RepAv: 38%
CD 3: Obama: 61%
McCain: 37%
DemAv: 63%
RepAv: 37%
CD 4: Obama: 72%
McCain: 27%
DemAv: 71%
RepAv: 29%
Black VAP: 51%
CD 5: Obama: 82%
McCain: 17%
DemAv: 82%
RepAv: 18%
Black VAP: 50%
CD 6: Obama: 59%
McCain: 39%
DemAv: 59%
RepAv: 42%
CD 7: Obama: 67%
McCain: 32%
DemAv: 64%
RepAv: 36%
Black VAP: 51%
CD 8: Obama: 59%
McCain: 39%
DemAv: 61%
RepAv: 39%
Note: All colors are standard for Dave's App, except for the 7th, which is lime green.
Obviously this will never come to pass: Hoyer is too important, and Edwards insists on a chunk of MontCo. But it's interesting to see that it can be done without ruffling too many other feathers (except for Bartlett's. . .)