{"id":884147,"date":"2021-10-15T17:44:01","date_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:44:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=884147"},"modified":"2021-10-15T17:44:04","modified_gmt":"2021-10-15T21:44:04","slug":"illinois-democrats-seek-to-maximize-their-partys-seats-axe-republicans-in-new-proposed-congressional-map","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/illinois-democrats-seek-to-maximize-their-partys-seats-axe-republicans-in-new-proposed-congressional-map\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Democrats Seek To Maximize Their Party\u2019s Seats, Axe Republicans In New Proposed Congressional Map"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fillinois-democrats-seek-to-maximize-their-partys-seats-axe-republicans-in-new-proposed-congressional-map%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=884147&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"45.506941120153\">\n<p>Democrats in Illinois\u2019 state legislature Friday released a new map that would shore up all of their party\u2019s incumbents in Congress and likely eliminate two of the state\u2019s five Republicans.<\/p>\n<p>The proposal would give Democrats a 14-3 advantage in the state, compared to the current 13-5 map. Illinois is one of several states <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/04\/26\/census-congressional-seats-california-new-york-rust-belt-lose-texas-florida-gain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">losing a congressional seat<\/a> this upcoming decade, and the new map, if adopted, would shore up Democrats in Chicago and its surrounding suburbs and create a winding Democratic seat that stretches from East St. Louis up through the middle of the state.<\/p>\n<p>That district includes much of what is now held by Republican Rep. Rodney Davis, and includes Springfield, the state\u2019s capital, Decatur and Champaign, home to the University of Illinois. The new map also shores up Rep. Cheri Bustos\u2019 northern Illinois seat by having it encompass Bloomington, home to Illinois State University.&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/01\/maine-nebraska-remain-presidential-battlegrounds-redistricting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Maine, Nebraska Remain Presidential Battlegrounds After Redistricting)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>While most incumbent Republicans would likely be pit against each other, Rep. Adam Kinzinger would likely have to run against Democratic Rep. Marie Newman in a suburban Chicago seat, making him an underdog for re-election.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis redistricting process has been anything but transparent, which comes as no surprise to anyone,\u201d Kinzinger said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepKinzinger\/status\/1449057996596727812\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">statement<\/a> Friday. \u201cI believe the people of Illinois deserve better.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/29\/colorado-new-congressional-map-could-help-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Could Colorado\u2019s New Map Actually Help Republicans?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Illinois is just the latest state where the party holding the legislative majority is attempting to maximize their advantage. <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/28\/oregon-first-state-officially-adopt-new-congressional-map\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Oregon<\/a> adopted a new map that shores up its Democratic incumbents while creating a new seat that leans left, while legislatures in Texas and Georgia have released maps that protect Republican incumbents and target Democratic ones.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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