National Democratic Redistricting Committee

Organization Trends
Eric Holder’s Gerrymandering Machine Lost Big in 2020
Eric Holder must have a tough time convincing his donors they got much “bang” for their bucks in 2020. The ultra-partisan attorney general-turned-redistricting litigator leads a set of three groups,…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 29, 2021

Deception & Misdirection
Arabella’s “Dark Money” Activists Trying to Tilt 2021 Redistricting
With the 2020 Census behind us the country looks to the looming battle over the future of its congressional and state legislative districts for the next decade. But “dark money”…
by Hayden Ludwig on June 16, 2021

Organization Trends
The State of Redistricting 2022: Update to the Proportionality Analysis
Every decade, the federal Census determines the apportionment of congressional seats among the 50 states and compels states to reallocate the seats in Congress and state legislatures to ensure equal…
by Michael Watson on June 4, 2021

Organization Trends
The State of Redistricting 2022: Broken Commissions
The Left has sought to replace state legislative redistricting with so-called “independent redistricting commissions” of nonpolitical professionals. While the Left presents commissions as the surest way to achieve “fair” districts,…
by Michael Watson on June 4, 2021

Organization Trends
The State of Redistricting 2022: The Coming Commissions
In the 2021 redistricting cycle, up to 11 states will draw their congressional districts using a commission of some kind: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, New Jersey, New…
by Michael Watson on June 4, 2021

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The State of Redistricting 2022: Power Players
While Democrats proclaim a “gerrymandering” crisis, an analysis of the U.S. House election results shows that even under a European-style proportional representation system the sizes of the House party caucuses…
by Michael Watson on June 4, 2021

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The Left’s Hollow Victory: State-Level Wipeout
In late 2020, the Electoral College met to formally elect Joe Biden and Kamala Harris president and vice president of the United States in the wake of the 2020 elections.
by Michael Watson on December 17, 2020

Organization Trends
The Left’s Hollow Victory: A Presidential Trickle
On November 4, the country did not wake up to a total Republican wipeout—it woke up to uncertainty, as late-arriving mail-in ballots were counted in the Upper Midwest and Georgia.
by Michael Watson on December 17, 2020

Organization Trends
The Left’s Hollow Victory: Senate Money on Fire
Democratic candidates outraised Republicans in each of the top 10 most expensive Senate races nationwide. Yet the Republican Party will likely retain control of the Senate, pending the outcome of…
by Michael Watson on December 17, 2020

Organization Trends
The Left’s Hollow Victory: Ballot Measure Warnings
The 2020 elections, like so many in recent American politics, returned a mixed verdict. Republicans lost control of the White House and the direction of the administrative state, but the…
by Michael Watson on December 17, 2020