By Jim Morrill (charlotteobserver.com) and Craig Jarvis (newsobserver.com) ; What began as an adjustment involving five N.C. counties on Tuesday turned into a congressional map that jumbles districts across the state and pits four Democrats against other incumbents. Republican lawmakers had promised...
By Jim Morrill (charlotteobserver.com) and Craig Jarvis (newsobserver.com)
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What began as an adjustment involving five N.C. counties on Tuesday turned into a congressional map that jumbles districts across the state and pits four Democrats against other incumbents.
Republican lawmakers had promised a ripple effect when they began redrawing their 2-week-old map.
"That ripple effect turned out to be a tidal wave," said Michael Bitzer, a political scientist at Salisbury's Catawba College. Read more...
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