{"id":13877,"date":"2011-09-22T21:45:06","date_gmt":"2011-09-22T21:45:06","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2011-09-22T21:45:06","modified_gmt":"2011-09-22T21:45:06","slug":"few-aware-of-redistricting-commission-fewer-want-repeal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/calitics.com\/index.php\/2011\/09\/22\/few-aware-of-redistricting-commission-fewer-want-repeal\/","title":{"rendered":"Few Aware of Redistricting Commission, Fewer Want Repeal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><i>Republican effort to repeal maps faces uphill battle<\/i><\/p>\n<p><TABLE BORDER=1 align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD><\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD>Approve(y) %<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> Disapprove(N) %<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD>Congress Map-All<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 42<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 29<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD>Congress Map-Heard<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 52<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 30<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD>Senate Map-All<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 44<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 28<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD>Senate Map-Heard<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 62<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 22<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><\/p>\n<p>by Brian Leubitz<\/p>\n<p>Field Poll&#8217;s latest effort focuses on the question of the redistricting commission (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.field.com\/fieldpollonline\/subscribers\/Rls2389.pdf\">full PDF here<\/a>), and well, wait, that happened?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>California voters are inclined to support the political maps drawn by a commission they created, but nearly two-thirds are unfamiliar with the work of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, a new Field Poll shows.<\/p>\n<p>The survey found huge majorities of Democrats, Republicans and nonpartisans unfamiliar with the 14-member panel and its work this year to craft new political boundaries for 80 state Assembly seats, 40 Senate seats and 53 members of Congress from California.(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2011\/09\/22\/3929147\/field-poll-californias-voters.html#ixzz1YiBiZUSc\">SacBee<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To the right, you can see the numbers, but one thing sticks out. &nbsp;Informed voters like the plan and aren&#8217;t interested in repealing them. &nbsp;As in, they remember about the fact that they played a part in approving Prop 11, and don&#8217;t really mind how it went down. &nbsp;That&#8217;s really not good news for those who are trying to repeal the Senate and Congressional maps (the Republicans.) &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Already we&#8217;re hearing about spin on these numbers, arguing that claims of special interests getting preferential treatment will inspire voters to kick the maps back to the &#8220;independent&#8221; (as in, vastly more Republican than the state as a whole) judiciary.<\/p>\n<p>Unless some sort of major funding (as in tens of millions) comes in, these maps look pretty solid to survive. &nbsp;Good luck to the Republicans in their effort to play the good government hero against, um, well, those evil nonpartisan good government organizations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><i>Republican effort to repeal maps faces uphill battle<\/i><\/p>\n<p><TABLE BORDER=1 align=\"right\"><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD><\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD>Approve(y) %<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> Disapprove(N) %<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD>Congress Map-All<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 42<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 29<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD>Congress Map-Heard<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 52<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 30<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD>Senate Map-All<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 44<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 28<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<TR><br \/>\n  <TD>Senate Map-Heard<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 62<\/TD><br \/>\n  <TD> 22<\/TD><br \/>\n<\/TR><br \/>\n<\/TABLE><\/p>\n<p>by Brian Leubitz<\/p>\n<p>Field Poll&#8217;s latest effort focuses on the question of the redistricting commission (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.field.com\/fieldpollonline\/subscribers\/Rls2389.pdf\">full PDF here<\/a>), and well, wait, that happened?<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>California voters are inclined to support the political maps drawn by a commission they created, but nearly two-thirds are unfamiliar with the work of the California Citizens Redistricting Commission, a new Field Poll shows.<\/p>\n<p>The survey found huge majorities of Democrats, Republicans and nonpartisans unfamiliar with the 14-member panel and its work this year to craft new political boundaries for 80 state Assembly seats, 40 Senate seats and 53 members of Congress from California.(<a href=\"http:\/\/www.sacbee.com\/2011\/09\/22\/3929147\/field-poll-californias-voters.html#ixzz1YiBiZUSc\">SacBee<\/a>)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>To the right, you can see the numbers, but one thing sticks out. &nbsp;Informed voters like the plan and aren&#8217;t interested in repealing them. &nbsp;As in, they remember about the fact that they played a part in approving Prop 11, and don&#8217;t really mind how it went down. &nbsp;That&#8217;s really not good news for those who are trying to repeal the Senate and Congressional maps (the Republicans.) &nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Already we&#8217;re hearing about spin on these numbers, arguing that claims of special interests getting preferential treatment will inspire voters to kick the maps back to the &#8220;independent&#8221; 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