US House Redistricting: Utah

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http://www.politico.com/blogs/davidcatanese/0111/New_Utah_GOP_chair_Beat_rascal_Matheson.html

Although, it should be said that from a state party chairman's perspective, expansion makes you look great and Matheson's seat is the only place possible for him to expand.

On the other hand, is there really the serious risk that an attempt to gerrymander Matheson's defeat would cause the loss of more than one seat?

Not really. The idea of 'risk' in R+20 seats that will last for more than 1 cycle is rather silly.

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So, from a cursory glance, Matheson's to run in the yellow district - combining much of his downtown SLC territory with those rural parts of his district that he didn't do well in plus new rural territory that no Democrat has done well in for a lifetime? Why did they forget to excise the Navajo though?

It looks like the only Dem territory in that district is Salt Lake City itself. One wonders what will happen in a primary there.

His base was cut into 3 districts.

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"Waddoups noted that "doughnut" plan divided Salt Lake City, and complained that Democrats and others had told him that keeping that city whole was a priority - so he had fought to do that in the "pizza slice" plan. He said he now releases Republicans who had been loyal to his request from that, and said Republicans may look at splitting the city now into more severe pizza plans"



Hehe.

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It's pizza time!

http://www.redistrictutah.com/maps/congress-ipson-update-sumsion6a

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It's pizza time!

http://www.redistrictutah.com/maps/congress-ipson-update-sumsion6a

So now Matheson basically loses downtown SLC?

Depends on which district you think is his. Chaffetz will likely take the district that includes Alpine (grey), and Bishop the red district, so the Gold goes to Matheson. He basically keeps his half of SLC and loses the entire rest of Salt Lake County (Cottonwood Heights, Sandy, Draper) that he has now.

Bountiful is added to that district and its chock full of straight ticket LDS.

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New compromise plan out. Brilliance.

http://www.redistrictutah.com/maps/froerer02

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http://www.redistrictutah.com/maps/sb3002s17


These cracks keep getting better and better.