Nationally, redistricting looks like a draw between the parties
Neither Republicans nor Democrats are likely to see a big increase in congressional districts drawn in their favor, analysts say.
By Kathleen Hennessey, Washington Bureau
January 14, 2012, 7:56 p.m.
Reporting from Washington—
After contentious elections, high-profile court battles and grand political choreography in statehouses across the country, the task of redrawing congressional boundaries appears likely to yield a surprising outcome: a draw, or close to it.
As states wind down their redistricting, experts say neither Democrats nor Republicans are on track to see a large increase of congressional districts newly drawn in their favor.
So much for the political wisdom that Republicans were poised to clean up in the once-a-decade undertaking aimed at adjusting the lines to accommodate population shifts and growth. Republicans control the mapping process in four times as many congressional districts as Democrats, thanks in part to the GOP surge in statehouses in 2010.
The score card kept by the nonpartisan Cook Political Report shows the two parties are even in their quest to redraw maps to their advantage, although Democrats estimate they could gain as many as six new favorable districts. They need a 25-seat election gain to take back control of the House.
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