Ap Analysis: Colorado Democrats May Benefit From Gerrymandering

James Anderson, Denver Post: Politics
Sun, 06/25/2017 - 4:03am

DENVER — Colorado Republicans cried foul when, after the last U.S. Census in 2010, the state Supreme Court approved a Democratic-drawn map reapportioning the state’s 65 House seats. GOP leaders, including then-party chair Ryan Call, argued the new map packed Republican legislators into individual districts, diminishing their clout, especially in the metropolitan Denver area. Democrats went on to capture the Colorado House in the 2012 elections.

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Ap Analysis: Colorado Democrats May Benefit From Gerrymandering

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