Colorado: Judge Sides With Dem Map In Congress Redistricting

Colorado Redistricting: Judge Robert Hyatt Sides With Democratic Map In Congressional Redistricting Battle

A year-long battle between Colorado Democrats and Republicans ended Thursday when Denver District Judge Robert Hyatt sided with a proposed Democratic map that redraws congressional district lines in the state, Fox31 reports. The decision will alter the political landscape in Colorado for the next 10 years.

Hyatt, in describing why he chose the "Moreno/South" Democratic map, told The Denver Post that it "most accurately reflected and preserved current communities of interest in 2011. The Moreno approach will also produce the maximum amount of competition of any of the realistically proffered maps in at least three districts -- the 3rd, the 6th, and the 7th."

The Denver Post put together a clear graphic representation of the current and proposed district boundaries, click here to view.

The new map is seen as a blow to the Colorado GOP, especially with regard to the state's 6th Congressional District which has been a safe seat for Republicans for decades, according to 7News. The ruling makes U.S. Rep. Mike Coffman's suburban Denver district more Democratic by including all of Aurora, the state's third largest city. Hyatt also said that it makes three districts, the 3rd, the 7th, as well as the 6th, more competitive with a relatively even split among Democrats, Republicans and unaffiliated voters.

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It's about time... Having been represented by Tancredo is still an embarrassment.

You might regret this decision. Could make Denver and Boulder into more competitive districts too. Biggest result for most of us? By making more districts competitive, you will have to suffer through more political advertizing, and now even more candidates will be more beholden to special interests.

Coffman, Tancredo & DeGette could all concentrate on their jobs because they were in safe districts.

I have always been in favor of competitive districts, I do not like the idea of "safe" seats. I think it makes for bad representation in congress.

archer wrote: I have always been in favor of competitive districts, I do not like the idea of "safe" seats. I think it makes for bad representation in congress.

Good to see this Dem Judge go against the spirit of the law. Districts are supposed to be composed of like minded individuals.

SS109 wrote:

archer wrote: I have always been in favor of competitive districts, I do not like the idea of "safe" seats. I think it makes for bad representation in congress.

Good to see this Dem Judge go against the spirit of the law. Districts are supposed to be composed of like minded individuals.

Do you know that the judge is a Democrat?

Onr of the big problems here is that congressional districts have become too huge since Congress cappped the number of Congressman as 400+ in the 1940's. The population had tripled since then. I think there should be 1000 Congressman, Colorado would have 12 Congressman so we don't get the current weird districts where the mountain people of Summit County are linked up with Boulder.

I'm thrilled... For once, voting for Congressman in District 6 means I have a chance to win.

I think there should be 1000 Congressman...

Do you really want to pay 1000 of these useless idiots?

There is that... And 1,000 pensions? And 1,000 medical-plans-for-life? And, ......

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It's about time... Having been represented by Tancredo is still an embarrassment.

Having Tancredo anywhere in the state is an embarrassment. That's not my kind of conservative.