Dave Wasserman

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

@ElectProject @gelliottmorris @DistrictBuilder @davesredist You don't think geographic polarization matters for congressional redistricting? Lol. When voters are pre-sorted, it makes it orders of magnitude easier for partisans to manipulate boundaries in their favor. — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

@ElectionBabe @HotlineJosh Careful, I might just open this bar. — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

@ElectProject @gelliottmorris No, I'm mainly referring to increased geographic polarization. — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

@gelliottmorris I guess what I'm saying is, there should be greater study of polarization's contribution to gerrymandering (the reverse is pretty well trod). — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Democrats are likely to get a new seat in Austin. https://t.co/WND2GDYDhO — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

The extreme geographic polarization of the electorate, combined w/ historic levels of straight-ticket voting, make redistricting virtually existential for the parties - which is why upcoming fights over maps are going to make 2021 fights over voting laws look like child's play. — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

I think a lot of academics have been looking at this backwards: the truth is, polarization contributes more to gerrymandering than gerrymandering contributes to polarization. — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

My tweet wasn’t meant to be taken literally (in fact, gerrymandering is a pretty tiny contributor to polarization); it was meant to convey that the members w/ the most incentive to be bipartisan are disproportionately vulnerable to adverse gerrymanders. — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

ICYMI, it's live: https://t.co/WND2GDYDhO — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

RT @WBEZ: We asked top elections forecaster @Redistrict to break down how Illinois’ upcoming redistricting process fits into the national p… — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

If you’re a member of Congress in 2023 wondering why you can’t find anyone to work with across the aisle…it’s probably b/c your party killed off the other side’s most bipartisan members in redistricting. — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

RT @alexburnsNYT: Yow — @GovKathyHochul w/a Day 1 gift to redistricting Twitter: Q: Do you plan to use your influence to help Democrats ex… — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

The irony is that the two Illinois Rs Dems are likeliest to axe are the ones they actually like the most: Reps. Adam Kinzinger (R) #IL16 & Rodney Davis (R) #IL13. https://t.co/B7sp0LHeRv — PolitiTweet.org

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Plus, find out where in TX we expect a new Hispanic seat. — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

I've long thought running a pro-vaccine ad would be a good move for Youngkin, but he still sounds too afraid of angering the Trump base to make serious inroads w/ the Biden suburbanites he needs to win. #VAGOV https://t.co/W0gOVdKfiD — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Our preview explains why Republicans' best bet to maximize their seats in the 2020s might be to draw a new *Democratic* district - and why there are two potential deals to be cut in South Texas. Subscribe to @CookPolitical for the full story: https://t.co/xxt8l5jm0O — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Now live for @CookPolitical subscribers: our in-depth, 2,400-word Texas redistricting preview, complete w/ scenario maps. https://t.co/WND2GDYDhO https://t.co/VIjjxX2sem — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

“What used to be a dark art is now a dark science,” per @mcpli. A good look at the intersection of technology & gerrymandering by @srl. https://t.co/K9FFb5D1tn — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

@umichvoter I see your Biden +9 #IL17 and raise you Biden +11 https://t.co/J5xMw9Gk81 — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

RT @AshaRangappa_: I’ve long compared Facebook to Big Tobacco and here’s the latest parallel: Facebook knew internally that it was facilita… — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Dems would much prefer a map like the one below, which would keep all of Montana's tribes together in #MT01 (Trump +32), w/ the upshot being a #MT02 that combines Missoula, Bozeman, Helena, Great Falls and Butte (Trump +2). https://t.co/1dRrHbLDcf — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Tough news for MT Dems: per new census data, if the state were divided east/west, Bozeman would fall *east* of the divide between #MT01 & #MT02 - splitting up the state's two largest Dem bastions (Missoula & Bozeman). https://t.co/9L8nnVdjwc — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Not an accurate rendering of my future final mic drop - it will use “David.” — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Friday night Spotify playlist. https://t.co/MY1nedL1PI — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

It's worth noting that if Oklahoma Rs drew a compact map placing an entire district within Oklahoma Co. (they won't), the #OK05 below would be a highly competitive district that voted for Trump by less than a point. https://t.co/DugiSOJqFw — PolitiTweet.org

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@Blake_Allen13 Or, there's this option that keeps Fort Sill & Tinker AFB together... https://t.co/HVdWJw6E3u — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

@Blake_Allen13 Fixed it (I think?) https://t.co/WvHcuZIgfw — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

OKLAHOMA: can fit in one tweet. Rs need to shore up new Rep. Stephanie Bice (R). In the hypothetical map below, #OK05 would move from Trump +5 to Trump +18 - and Rs could even get more aggressive than that. https://t.co/2qcDdE4nJd — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Folks... — PolitiTweet.org

Dave Wasserman @Redistrict

Ahem — PolitiTweet.org