Partisan Gerrymandering

[krazen1211]

I think the VRA is still relevant when protecting Hispanic voters; I mean, without VRA protection, the Hispanic districts would be at the mercy of Republicans who are all too eager to create pseudo-Hispanic districts that elect white Republicans.

To elect Hispanic republicans, actually, like Mr. Canseco.

[krazen1211]

On Hispanics and VRA:

1) Solomon Ortiz, an Hispanic Democrat, was beaten in 2010 by an Anglo Republican in a district that is, presumably, protected by the VRA. In that election, the "prefered" candidate of Hispanic voters was Ortiz. Was this outcome illegal under the VRA?

Any district with only Hispanics and whites is liable to swing in the right conditions. The only solutions are to put in excess hispanics, or to put in blacks, in which case they're the ones really determining the outcome as they have huge influence over Democratic primaries.

Some people want districts for Hispanics to elect Democrats that also don't have excess Hispanics. That is wholly inconsistent.