It's lovely, isn't it. Republicans have full control and still have to screw one of their own. 
This is also why they're talking congressional before state house... it's the controversial part.
Well, technically the same is true in Massachusetts. The difference is they have a senate race and a bunch of old people there who might retire.
I also don't think they're quite as keen on regional interests.
Anyone tried this (a hypothetical "No VRA") scenario? It's a bit risky because LA's current Republican shift might be temporary as a result of Obama. (There were, after all, 3/7 Democrats as recently as 2008 and what looked like a good shot at getting 4/7). However, LA-01 to the north has a lot of heavily and reliably Republican suburban territory, so it might not be too hard.
