Well, I'm back with another round of redistricting ideas. I know my first foray was sucky, but this time I've come back with better form. I've started anew.
Anyway, this time I'll be doing a redistricting diary on West Virginia. A state where Dems have a nearly 2:1 (~54% to roughly 29% to be exact) registration advantage. They control all statewide offices and have a lopsided majority in the state legislature (65-35 in the House, 28-6 in the Senate). Of course, the lion's share of them are conservative (in the primary for Governor this year, there was only one candidate who was overtly pro-choice). It's probably the only state where a Democrat can lose a primary challenge from the right (see Mollohan vs. Oliverio). However, despite the conservative lean of the state, the WV GOP hasn't caught a break since the days of Arch A. Moore. Their only recent accomplishment to celebrate is narrowly winning WV-01 last fall. This diary will have redistricting ideas that could move things back to a 2-1 or even 3-0 Dem advantage.
More below the fold.