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Huh? The new VA map seems quite reasonable, was determined by one person

from each party trying to put politics aside, and only after the bipartisan commission failed because they couldn't put politics aside. It seems pretty far from some the ridiculous gerrymandered districts we've seen in the past, including in VA.

Other than the possible outcome not being what you want, what is it you take issue with on the new VA map?

From: https://www.13newsnow.com/article/news/politics/virginia-redistricting-new-election-maps/291-79f06e04-7c18-47f3-8825-845c9ef8ef89

"They're definitely the best maps we’ve seen in Virginia in a long time," said Liz White, director of One Virginia 2021, a redistricting reform advocacy organization. "It’s the first set of maps that haven’t been drawn at all by any member of the legislature, by any member of any political party."

"To draw districts that either protected incumbents or split communities for personal or political gain, those were the problems and those problems have been solved," White said.

Analysts and independent organizations such as the Princeton Gerrymandering Project give the maps high grades for partisan fairness."

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Posted: 03/14/2022 at 12:27PM

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