Monday, November 14, 2022

Redistricting battle further positions DeSantis for 2024 presidential bid

 https://thehill.com/opinion/campaign/3540717-redistricting-battle-further-positions-desantis-for-2024-presidential-bid/

Republican gerrymanders are nothing new in Florida politics. A decade ago, flouting the voter-approved state constitutional amendments that prohibited politicians from drawing the lines in a way that benefited any political party or incumbent, Rick Scott and the GOP majority forced through a plan that cemented the party’s control over the state’s senate and congressional districts. Their gerrymander set in motion a protracted legal battle that culminated in the state courts declaring the maps unconstitutional. 

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