tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post556408702442370518..comments2023-05-25T03:08:18.166-06:00Comments on Montana Headlines: On gerrymandering and redistricting in MontanaUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-61859863982702665782011-03-16T21:50:49.308-06:002011-03-16T21:50:49.308-06:00Readers will have to decide if your numbers are ac...Readers will have to decide if your numbers are accurate. The MSU-Billings analysis showed that Republican districts as a whole have higher populations than Democratic districts -- which is at the heart of the gerrymandering strategy that the Democratic controlled committee used.<br /><br />In the very next election after redistricting took effect, there was a huge swing in legislative balance toward Democrats. That redistricting reflected a conscious effort to improve Democratic chances at legislative majorities. It is a reflection of Montana's still mostly conservative makeup that Republicans have done as well as they have since then.Montana Headlineshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16149094528547382638noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-38591298884230435942011-03-16T16:08:59.429-06:002011-03-16T16:08:59.429-06:00I do realize that this post is three years old, bu...I do realize that this post is three years old, but maybe you get an email alert or something.<br /><br />Matt Singer is right- if you look at statewide contests on a State Legislative District basis, the Republican generally does better than his statewide numbers in about 27-28 Senate districts and worse in 22-23. If the redistricting were fair, it would be expected to be 25-25.Rasmushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15988553477224040059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7592841981416728347.post-10018566448704104832008-12-01T20:39:00.000-07:002008-12-01T20:39:00.000-07:00I volunteer to be the neutral member! I will be ju...I volunteer to be the neutral member!<BR/><BR/> I will be just as fair and impartial as Janine Pease was when she applied as a Democrat, was rejected, and then was accepted as the independent.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com