Morning Digest: New Maryland map aims to target Republicans and shield Democrats from primaries
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The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ●Morning Digest: New Maryland map aims to target Republicans and shield Democrats from primaries
The Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest is compiled by David Nir, Jeff Singer, Stephen Wolf, Daniel Donner, and Carolyn Fiddler, with additional contributions from David Jarman, Steve Singiser, James Lambert, David Beard, and Arjun Jaikumar. Leading Off ● MD Redistricting: Democrats in both chambers of Maryland's legislature overrode Republican Gov. Larry Hogan's veto of their new congressional redistricting plan on Thursday, just hours after Hogan had rejected the map. That means the new districts are now final, though a group with ties to Hogan says it plans to sue. The most salient changes target Rep. Andy Harris' 1st District along the Eastern Shore, the lone Republican-held seat in the state. Under the new map, the 1st would have voted for Joe Biden by a 49-48 margin, according to Dave's Redistricting App, a significant shift from its current configuration, which saw it give Donald Trump a 59-39 win. It does so by shedding conservative turf along the state's northern border with Pennsylvania, largely adding it to the still-solidly blue 3rd and 8th Districts (61-36 Biden and 65-32 Biden, respectively). In exchange, the 1st picks up blue-leaning turf across the Chesapeake Bay around the state capital of Annapolis. Read more