POLITICAL MAP GETS POLITICAL

posted by Christopher Conover

The first email criticizing the map came from Governor Jan Brewer. She called it “gerrymandering at its worst.” The Governor also said the Independent Redistricting Commission misused its authority to draw a Congressional map that is “every Democrat’s dream.”

A few minutes later, US Senators John McCain and Jon Kyl sent out a joint statement saying the proposed map was made in a political and not a fair way. The statement was quickly followed by an email from Republican Congressman Jeff Flake who is running for US Senate. Flake said the IRC sacrificed communities of interest to make competitive districts.

And moments after that, the state Democratic Party sent out a release decrying what they see as a coordinated Republican attack on the IRC.

The map is now open to public comment.