Redistricting

Democrats are pursuing a wide range of state-level targets in both the Sun Belt and the Rust Belt. Party strategists believe they have the best chance to dislodge current Republican majorities in the Minnesota state Senate; the state Houses in Texas, Michigan, and Iowa; and one or both chambers in Arizona, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. The GOP advantage now stands at six seats or fewer in all of those chambers except the Texas and Pennsylvania houses, where the Republican cushion is nine seats each. Democratic groups are contesting Florida and Georgia as well, but with the bigger GOP margins there (14 seats in Florida and 16 in Georgia), they remain a tougher climb. … [Read more...] about How a Blue Wave in 2020 Could Yield Redistricting Gains for Democrats

She is the chair of the Congressional Black Caucus. Bass was elected to represent California’s 33rd district, which includes parts of Los Angeles in 2010 before redistricting. She was then elected to represent the 37th district in 2013 and chosen to chair the Congressional Black Caucus in 2018, and her name has been floated to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi. … [Read more...] about Karen Bass: 5 things to know about Biden’s possible Democratic VP contender

Ohio lost two House seats to Census-mandated reapportionment, and it looks like eight-term congressman Dennis Kucinich’s district might get the ax. When America heard this, according to Kucinich’s press secretary, everyone was like, “Dennis, please move here and represent us in Congress!” … [Read more...] about Basically Every State Begging Dennis Kucinich to Move There

In normal years, getting every single resident of the country to give up their personal information presents a logistical challenge. But when a pandemic rages, it becomes harder for people to find the time to fill out information – or their information changes – and social distancing concerns make it harder for census workers to follow up with people who haven't filled out their ballots. … [Read more...] about 2020 Census: Malibu Has Underwhelming Response Rate

Despite all the challenges, Agoura Hills is doing relatively well. According to 2020Census.gov, 75.8 percent of Agourans have responded to the census as of Monday. This is well above the L.A. County self-response rate of 58.9 percent, the California self-response rate of 63.9 percent, and the national average of 62.1 percent (the national average is as of July 14.) … [Read more...] about 2020 Census: Agoura Hills Boasts High Response Rate