Stapilus: Incumbents Endangered
The most remarkable thing about
both the Republican and Democratic Idaho legislative redistricting plans
is this: Both of them are willing to throw a lot of current legislators overboard, and by no means just those of the
opposing party. By that, you have to mean – since every Idahoan, and every legislator, will continue to live in a district – that a number of districts will have as residents more legislators than there will be seats to accommodate them. The Republican plan would put 41 legislators (of 105 total) in districts with too many fellow incumbents and not enough seats; the Democratic would do that to 32. In the Republican plan, 32 Republicans would be be put in that position, and in the Democratic, six Democrats. (There are, remember, a lot more Republicans than Democrats in the Idaho Legislature)/
Randy Stapilus
, Ridenbaugh Press.
More here.
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- Quite honestly , and: The bum deal /Fort Boise
- 2nd Luna recall leader: Cut head off snake /Dan Popkey, Statesman
- New Boise stadium: A vision of what could be /Marc Johnson, Johnson Report
- An indecent proposal /Chris Carlson, Carlson Chronicle
Question: Which incumbents would you most like to see being forced to run against one another?
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