Ohio governor signs new congressional district map into law

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed into law a map of new congressional districts on Saturday that will be in effect for the next four years, despite objections from Democrats and voting rights groups.

DeWine said in a statement that, compared with other proposals from House and Senate lawmakers from both parties, the Senate legislation he signed “makes the most progress to produce a fair, compact, and competitive map."

Democrats blasted the Republican-led mapmaking process as unfair, partisan and cloaked in secrecy. The Senate approved the bill Tuesday, only about 16 hours after the new map was released.

The nonpartisan Princeton Gerrymandering Project gave the map an F grade.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/ohio-governor-signs-new-congressional-district-map-into-law/ar-AAQWc2M

[Gidney N Cloyd]

1. So is Gym Jordan out or what?

[True Blue American]

2. I hope both Mike and Gym

Are out the door! Wonder if Mike is going to Mass in the morning?

[irisblue]

3. Not likely, he is very very popular with his voters

[Gidney N Cloyd]

4. But some "proposed" map in the news about 2 weeks ago essentially removed his current district.

Is this a new map that restores it?

[irisblue]

5. From a paper in his district, Lima Ohio.com

Source-https://www.limaohio.com/news/444904/jim-krumel-with-trump-gone-whats-the-future-for-jim-jordan

snip--"Which leads us to one question: Why would Jordan even want to do any of these three things? He’s unbeatable in his heavily Republican district. You’ve heard it said here before: A potted plant could run for election in Ohio’s 4th District, and as long as it had an “R” after it’s name, it would be assured victory. Jordan has been re-elected seven times in the district, all by hefty margins.

He’s also become quite powerful in a city where the powerful rule. He’s a national name now, often being seen on the cable TV political talk shows. Jordan was one of only a handful of Republicans who supported Trump to the end. Some see that as a badge of courage, others as the foolishness of blind loyalty.

The truth is, Jordan doesn’t have to do anything. If people believe he’s damaged goods from being Trump’s defender-in-chief, they could never be so wrong.

Jim Jordan is a fighter. A survivor. And a savvy politician."

[irisblue]

6. Ohio State University is very very powerful, socially & politically. Jordan got MORE votes AFTER

The news came out about his looking the other way when in the wrestling scandal in 2018.

[Gidney N Cloyd]

7. I'm not questioning his popularity in his area, just that his district seemed set to disappear.

That's according to the article regarding Ohio redistricting I read about two or three weeks ago. Jordan was livid about it at the time. In some cases that puts two or more popular office holders from the same party up against each other.