Um, no
Tuesday, Oct 26, 2021 - Posted by Rich Miller
* Fox News…
“When he ran for office, Governor Pritzker pledged to veto any congressional map that wasn’t drawn by a fair and independent commission. But now he’s changed his tune in a desperate ploy to help Nancy Pelosi keep the majority in Congress,” Republican Illinois Rep. Mike Bost told Fox News.
* That’s not right. It was my question and it was very specifically worded to apply only to state legislative maps…
This requires only a simple yes or no response: Will you pledge as governor to veto any state legislative redistricting map proposal that is in any way drafted or created by legislators, political party leaders and/or their staffs or allies? The exception, of course, would be the final official draft by LRB.
Emphasis added.
* I suggested that this FiveThirtyEight writer delete this tweet and hilarity ensued…
* While we’re on the topic, here’s some more remap stuff…
* Democrats propose revised congressional map as last week of veto session approaches: U.S. Rep. Darin LaHood no longer would represent parts of Springfield and Sangamon County under the latest proposal for new congressional district boundaries released over the weekend by General Assembly Democrats who control the map-making process.
* Illinois redistricting proposal creates new Hispanic seat, sets up member-vs.-member races
- Flyin' Elvis'-Utah Chapter - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 9:01 am:
“Fair and independent” Mike Bost voted to toss my vote in January.
You know, being a man of God, and all.
- Ron Burgundy - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 9:27 am:
Rich, you mean Rodney Davis isn’t going to forego an easier re-election to take on the challenge of winning in a D district he doesn’t live in? Our courageous and decisive Rodney Davis? I am shocked. /s
- Annonin' - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 10:00 am:
Can we get an update on whether the GOPies put pen to paper on any state funded remap material — other the lawyers lunch tabs/tips?
- Annonin' - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 10:01 am:
Also need to mention the son of the confessed former Congressman hasn’t done much representin’ of the SPI so who will notice the change?
- Interesting - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 10:17 am:
Mike Bost an easy choice vs. Mary the willfully ignorant.
- Amalia - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 11:05 am:
Loving you correcting 538. Loving it.
- Max - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 11:23 am:
Did the 538 table also flip Underwood and Foster? The new 11th looks more like Underwood’s old 14th and vice versa, but I thought I had read that their residences were in the new same-numbered districts
- WLDS News - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 11:40 am:
They also screwed up LaHood and Kinzinger, too.
National reporters are a pain…
- Norseman - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 1:15 pm:
National talking heads are notorious for pontification with information from biased or uneducated sources. Thankfully, we have good people like Rich, Hannah, … covering State news to give us better information.
- NonAFSCMEStateEmployeeFromChatham - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 1:53 pm:
==National talking heads are notorious for pontification with information from biased or uneducated sources.==
It’s not just national talking heads, there’s a lot of this in local news too (cases in point, Channel 20 and the SJ-R).
- Candy Dogood - Tuesday, Oct 26, 21 @ 2:03 pm:
My favorite component of this discussion is that a member of congress can always move.