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It’s possible we are looking at a blue wave election in a redistricting year. That doesn’t happen very often. So I’m looking at some interesting elections that could make a difference.

Here’s a cool one I found out about from Sam Wang. In Kansas, there’s a Democratic governor, but Republicans have a veto-proof majority. One seat would end that veto-proof majority. That means if Dems can flip one seat, they’ll have a seat at the table for redistricting. (BTW, the Kansas Senate race could also be in play. I’ll check back in after the primary in a few weeks.)

Give here to the Kansas Democratic party.

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  1. 1.

    Another Scott

    My brother was born in Kansas.

    Obama’s mother was from Kansas.

    There are good people there.  Let’s help them throw the monsters out!

    Donated.

    Cheers,
    Scott.

  3. 3.

    AnotherBruce

    I’m in favor of artful redistricting. Our side ought to do it.  Should it be fair? I don’t know, but you can bet that the other side would do it, and I’m tired of unilateral disarnament. It would be useful to have the Republicans wander around the wilderness for about 10 years if we do it right.

  5. 5.

    Mary G

    Donated, also Ed Kilgore at NY Mag had a piece today about the state houses Dems hope to flip:

    4. State Government Gains Just in Time for Redistricting
    Democrats are targeting seven key states where an achievable flip in control of legislative chambers could have a major effect on the redistricting cycle that plays out between 2021 and 2022:
    Arizona (House and Senate)
    Iowa (House)
    Michigan (House)
    Minnesota (Senate)
    North Carolina (Senate)
    Pennsylvania (House and Senate), and
    Texas (House).
    A true Democratic tsunami could pull other chambers into play, with dividends that could pay off for the next decade.

  6. 6.

    SFAW

    Doug –

    Thanks for highlighting this. I would have been (even more) clueless about it without your info/research.

    Meanwhile, I’ll try to do what I can to help the Dem tsunami spread like wildfire.

  7. 7.

    Jesse

    Thanks for organizing these donations. I’m happy to support stuff like this. Focusing on particular state houses makes a lot of sense. I’m happy to see attention paid to that level; I think we often spend too much time focusing on the national stuff only.

  8. 8.

    Bobby Thomson

    Bollier (US Sen-KS) is a strong candidate.  She’s a doctor and was a Republican state legislator until Brownback went too far.  Yeah, the party switch raised my eyes too but she’s very good on healthcare and doesn’t worship at the altar of tax cuts.  If Kobach is the Republican nominee I would rate her as the slight favorite.

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