Kathay Feng, the executive director of California Common Cause, who helped lead the fight for the independent commission, said the lawsuit was a cynical attempt to get a more favorable map.
Republicans have controlled 10 of the state's 13 congressional districts since 2012, and the briefing from the plaintiffs makes it very likely they will maintain an extremely favorable map for November's vote.
They can look ahead to a favorable Senate map in 2014 and they do still have their House majority to fall back on.
But with a series of primary wins behind him and a favorable electoral map ahead, the possibility that this unpredictable populist could beat a Democratic nominee on 8 November and seize power should no longer be taken lightly.
While James E. McGreevey was elected by a resounding margin last year, the Democrats' victory in the State Legislature was due more to a favorable redistricting map than any ideological shift toward the party.
He fully expects to run for reelection in 2016 — and to take back the Senate at the same time, thanks to a favorable electoral map in which many vulnerable Republicans will face reelection.
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State Representative Trey Martinez Fischer, a Democrat and the chairman of the Texas Mexican American Legislative Caucus, which challenged the Legislature's maps, said that he, too, was "very pleased with this state of affairs," adding that he expected a favorable set of new maps from the lower court.
For Clinton, early battleground maps show a favorable electoral playing field, while Trump's path to the White House hinges on the states of the Rust Belt.
