DeSantis pushes Florida redistricting map that heavily favors Republicans

[libertybele]

DeSantis pushes Florida redistricting map that heavily favors Republicans

For political observers who have wondered for months how far Republicans should press their advantage in Florida when drawing the state's new congressional boundaries, they now have a response from Gov. Ron DeSantis: all the way.
DeSantis threw a surprise wrench into the state's redistricting process late Sunday night when his office submitted for consideration a new congressional map that heavily favors his party. The highly partisan offering pins Democratic-leaning seats to three urban areas -- Tampa, Orlando and Miami -- and gives Republicans the advantage in at least 18 of the 28 districts in the state and as many as 20.
Dave Wasserman, an editor of The Cook Political Report and a redistricting guru, called DeSantis' proposal on Twitter "the most brutal gerrymander proposed by a Florida (Republican) yet."

If the goal of this unusual step was to energize Republicans closely watching redistricting in Florida, then mission accomplished. DeSantis, widely seen as a contender for the White House in 2024, was immediately cheered on by party activists from around the country who wanted the GOP to ram through a map.

"I had a TON of people come up to me at the Trump Rally in ARIZONA asking about Florida Congressional Maps & if DeSantis was going to get involved," Christian Ziegler, the vice chairman of the Florida GOP, tweeted on Sunday night. "24 hours later...Looks like we have an answer!"

The governor's foray into the redistricting fight surprised even some in his own party.
"This is news to me," state Sen. Ray Rodrigues, the GOP point man on redistricting, told CNN on Monday. Rodrigues added that anyone in the state is allowed to submit a proposed map through the Legislature's online portal.

The deliberations in Tallahassee have been closely watched because Florida represents one of the few places where the GOP can use the redistricting process to significantly improve its chances of picking up seats and winning back the US House of Representatives this November. Republicans in the state control the state House, Senate and governor's office. And the state Supreme Court is stacked with Republican appointees, including three made by DeSantis. .............

https://www.cnn.com/2022/01/18/politics/florida-redistricting-desantis/index.html

[rustynail]

One would hope so.

[libertybele]

One would hope so.

The left is starting to take aim at him.

[Wingnut]

The left is starting to take aim at him.

They are firing blanks. 

[libertybele]

They are firing blanks.

For the time being.  He is also gearing up to protect against election fraud. 


DeSantis proposes election crimes agency despite little evidence of voter fraud

There was definitely fraud and he/we were lucky that he won. He won by less than 1%.

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