{"id":999469,"date":"2021-11-11T15:43:34","date_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:43:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=999469"},"modified":"2021-11-11T15:43:39","modified_gmt":"2021-11-11T20:43:39","slug":"californias-proposed-congressional-maps-could-make-reelection-tough-for-a-lot-of-incumbents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/californias-proposed-congressional-maps-could-make-reelection-tough-for-a-lot-of-incumbents\/","title":{"rendered":"California\u2019s Proposed Congressional Maps Could Make Reelection Tough For A Lot Of Incumbents"},"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\">26<\/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%2Fcalifornias-proposed-congressional-maps-could-make-reelection-tough-for-a-lot-of-incumbents%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=999469&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--><p>California\u2019s proposed congressional maps for the next decade could jeopardize both Democratic and Republican incumbents\u2019 reelection efforts, leaving some in the same district while putting others into areas that are less politically friendly.<\/p>\n<p><del><\/del>The new <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZOllyJzpnv?amp=1\">maps<\/a>, drawn by the state\u2019s Citizen Redistricting Commission, alter the political makeup of over a dozen seats, potentially endangering the incumbents that hold them as a result, if they are adopted. California is also <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 seat<\/a> for the first time in its history, meaning that for the next decade, it will have 52 seats.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a really big contrast to the map that they put in place after \u201901,\u201d J. Miles Coleman, an associate editor at Sabato\u2019s Crystal Ball, told the Daily Caller News Foundation, noting that the maps adopted then were the last drawn by a body other than the redistricting commission. \u201cFrom the 2002 to the 2010 election cycles \u2026 over the course of those 10 years, only one seat flipped hands in the whole state. That\u2019s how pro-incumbent it was.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The proposed maps released late Wednesday also change some of the districts\u2019 political composition, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1458671526857871366\">wrote<\/a> Dave Wasserman, the House editor of the nonpartisan Cook Political Report. In the first map, Democratic Rep. Josh Harder\u2019s seat would <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1458671530083336199?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shift<\/a> 13 points to the right, becoming a seat that would have voted for former President Donald Trump by 10 points, while Republican Rep. Devin Nunes\u2019 seat would shift 14 points to the left, becoming a seat that President Joe Biden would have won by nine points. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/08\/12\/census-bureau-redistricting-data-new-maps-legal-challenges-elections-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: Census Bureau Drops Long-Awaited Redistricting Data, Setting Stage For New Maps, Legal Challenges)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7319385\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"32\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7319385\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Rep. Devin Nunes in June. (Kevin Dietsch\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Republican Reps. Darrel Issa and Michelle Steel would see leftward shifts of eight and seven points, respectively, while Democratic Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard\u2019s seat would be eliminated, Wasserman continued.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have full faith that the California Citizens\u2019 Redistricting Commission will execute fair district boundaries, and this seat will remain the most competitive race in the nation once the final maps are approved,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HarleyRouda\/status\/1458640484776087555\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">said<\/a> former Rep. Harley Rouda, a Democrat who lost to Steel in 2020 and is running against her in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Coleman said that the shakeup in southern California\u2019s Orange County would be especially noteworthy, adding that the new districts could lead to a sort of \u201cmusical chairs.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI could see a scenario in Orange County where [Democratic Rep. Katie] Porter runs for Steel\u2019s seat, Steel runs for a new heavily Asian-populated seat [the commission] created and [Republican Rep.] Young Kim runs for Porter\u2019s old seat,\u201d Coleman said, noting that Porter\u2019s new seat would have voted for Trump in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>The biggest <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Redistrict\/status\/1458671532188786690\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shift<\/a> would be in Democratic Rep. Sara Jacobs\u2019 San Diego-based seat, which, under the first proposal, would move from one that Biden won by 36 points to a seat he won by eight. While the proposal could help Republicans in the short-term, Wasserman noted, an election cycle favoring Democrats could leave Republicans with just five seats in California. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/04\/north-carolina-adopts-new-congressional-map-that-bolsters-republicans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: North Carolina Adopts New Congressional Map That Bolsters Republicans)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The maps must undergo a two-week public review period, and they may change before they are officially adopted and signed into law.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI always stress that until enacted these maps are not the final product,\u201d Coleman said.<\/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. For licensing opportunities of our original content, please contact <a href=\"mailto:licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org\">licensing@dailycallernewsfoundation.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>California\u2019s proposed congressional maps for the next decade could jeopardize both Democratic and Republican incumbents\u2019 reelection efforts, leaving some in the same district while putting others into areas that are &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-999469","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999469","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=999469"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/999469\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=999469"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=999469"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=999469"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}