Florida's redistricting was a complete Success in EVERY regard

[Gass3268]

California and Maryland next please.

California is already a fairly drawn map. Just doesn't help that the California GOP is cratering.

Maryland you could easily draw a fair looking 8-0 Democratic gerrymander.

[Gass3268]

Good. Maryland next, please.

Hmmm... how much authority does Hofan have over state court appointments?  

He can appoint, but the State Senate can block:

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Current Court Make-Up:

Robert Ehrlich 1
Martin J. O'Malley 4
Larry Hogan 2

[Gass3268]

California and Maryland next please.

California is already a fairly drawn map. Just doesn't help that the California GOP is cratering.

Maryland you could easily draw a fair looking 8-0 Democratic gerrymander.

Eh, I'm not sure there's any way to "Democratify" the Eastern shore without explicit gerrymandering.

I said "fair looking," the map below doesn't "look" that bad.

[Gass3268]

^ Yeah, but isn't that only contiguous through some odd land bridge or something? Honestly that is a pretty blatant gerrymander.

Chesapeak Bay Bridge

All I said is that you can make a much cleaner looking map that's 8-0 and it doesn't even split up the Eastern Shore, unless you think Cecil County is a pivotal piece of the Shore (even though it is part of the Philadelphia metro area). Democrats really chickened out in going all out, but opened themselves up to massive criticism when you have monstrosities like MD-03.   

[Gass3268]

People like to call out odd shaped districts like MD-3, MD-7, IL-4, or IL-7 as partisan gerrymandering...but it really isn't at all, it's usually done either for grouping people together (hispanics and blacks) or just silly incumbent protection districts.   Neither of which really helps the "democrats" as whole in any meaningful way.

I've seen Republicans call out IL-4 more times than I can count, but no matter how you draw that district I completely guarantee you it will still be heavily Democratic.

MD-07 about the way its drawn is required, MD-03 is a monstrosity that is not needed under any circumstance, including a 8-0 Demmander.