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DAY 6 – DISTRICTING IN THE HOUSE (CONT’D.)
July 3, 2013
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Elections Institutionalization Concepts of Representation and Responsiveness
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Results If Plan Were Adopted Nationwide
Source: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/republican-vote-rigging-electoral-college_n_2546010.htmlPennsylvania Breakdown - http://www.politico.com/2012-election/map/#/President/2012/PA
http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2012/11/07/1159631/americans-voted-for-a-democratic-house-gerrymandering-the-supreme-court-gave-them-speaker-boehner/
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http://www.publicmapping.org/redistricting-forecast
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Gerrymandering
District line-drawing that purposefully maximizes seats for one party or voting bloc.
Types of gerrymandering Partisan Pro-Incumbent Majority-minority
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RtKwhd60Q8
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Majority-Minority Districts
Before VRA, “blacks were systematically ‘packed’ into or ‘cracked’ across congressional districts to weaken their influence” (DOL p.53)
What are the pros and cons of majority-minority districts?
How have the courts ruled?
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http://www.nationaljournal.com/congress/since-1982-minority-congressional-districts-have-tripled-graphic-20120413
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North Carolina 4th District
Source: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/NC/4
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Maryland 3rd
Source: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/MD/3
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Texas 27th
Source: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/TX/27
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Texas 23rd
Source: http://www.govtrack.us/congress/members/TX/23
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John Sides – “Gerrymandering is not what’s wrong with American politics”
Why should both of these lines slope downwards?
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Sides - Gerrymandering
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Abramowitz et al. (2006)
Test three hypotheses to explain the decline of competition in U.S. House races Redistricting
Hypothesis Partisan
Polarization Hypothesis
Incumbency Hypothesis
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Conclusions
Declining competition explained by: A shift in the partisan
composition of House districts. But most of the change
is occurring between redistricting cycles.
Decline in ability of challengers to compete financially.
NOTE: Challengers classified as financially competitive if they accounted for at least 40 percent of combined challenger and incumbent spending. High-risk districts are those in which vote percentage of vote for presidential candidate of incumbent’s party is less than national percentage.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrvpZxMfKaU
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