Are you sure there are just over 13M voters in total? I believe Florida's population is around 23M people. That's 10M who are not registered to vote. I guess children, the infirm, etc. Now that my math lesson is over, let's get to the point of the article! Although, don't put it past DeSantis to allow the children of Republicans to vote. They could probably find their birth certificate, and it's correct.
It's absurd that DeSantis is pulling this off. I hope that the Republicans in the state legislature wise up and realize it is unconstitutional. Republicans will do anything to stay in power. Are the Democratic states any better? I'll see your redistricting and raise you a bigger one.
GOP voters, WHEN will you remove your heads from your cooloo and finally face the facts that, the imbeciles that run under your republican flag, doesn't give a rats patoot about you. They just want the power.
Don't believe me?
Just look at the condition of this State? Goods and Services are through the roof, Home owner insurance UN obtainable, rentals are ridiculously high, tourism is down (bringing in much needed revenue)...NEED I GO ON!?
If this was a "Well oiled Machine", then PLEASE explain to me WHY are so many people leaving? If your gop party was soooo FANTASTIC, then WHY is this State in such turmoil? Do you honestly believe that DeSatan and his Mafia princess give a damn about you...OR do they only want the wealthy to take over? Food for thought...
I just read an article yesterday about how the rich have been moving to Florida, especially since 2019, and pushing out the middle class. People are leaving Miami because they can't afford rents. Just for fun, I checked out rents in Boca Raton, where I used to live. Good thing I was sitting down. I also read how many people can't afford Miami and are moving to AZ.
Republicans provide solutions to non-existent problems and ignore the real problems.
"I also read how many people can't afford Miami and are moving to AZ."... Bad move. They're in for an unpleasant surprise, when they're placed on water restrictions. Over building by greedy contractors and stupid Gov't officials, has taken a real toll on residents there. Aquifers are drying up, as well as reservoirs.
Some of the comments have ignored the timing. Redistricting has to get _through_ the courts (district, appeals and state supreme) at light speed, or else the decision will be made effective _after_ the election. IF the legislature approves a blatant violation of the state constitution, THEN comes the work of delaying the decision with lots of claims of executive privilege. And that's why the maps were developed in the governor's office rather than the legislature, where the records would be public.
Just read this headline, "President and First Lady Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke". How about we "fire, (impeach and remove)" Trump for all the treatment and disparaging remarks about former Presidents, great military leaders and even the Pope. When that gets done, we could probably get Jimmy fired. I'm sure he'll be saved by some sort of "parachute"
What does the legislature do in light of the bribe Dasantis took from the FPL parent company? This guy! Alligator Alcatraz, the map, the $10 million stolen from the Medicaid payback, the bribe, the bullying......wake up Florida Legislature!!
If all 50 states maximally gerrymandered in favor of the party controlling each state government, the projected U.S. House breakdown would be roughly:
Republicans: ~262 seats
Democrats: ~173 seats
That’s a ~30+ seat Republican advantage compared to a more neutral or proportional outcome.
Republicans control more state legislatures overall, especially in mid-sized and smaller states.
Even though Democrats dominate large states (like California and New York), Republicans can squeeze more extra seats out of their states through aggressive map-drawing.
The result: a structural advantage even if the national vote were close.
This isn’t a prediction of actual election results—it’s a “maximum theoretical gerrymander” scenario:
It assumes no legal constraints, commissions, or court interventions
It ignores geographic limits (some states just can’t be gerrymandered much further)
It assumes perfect partisan optimization, which rarely happens in practice
Interesting how “Be careful what you wish for-you might just get it!” can be the cautionary tale we live by
Where Republicans gain the most seats
These are the biggest drivers of the GOP advantage under a “max gerrymander everywhere” scenario:
Texas
Huge delegation (38 seats)
Unified Republican control
Can turn something like a ~60/40 split into ~30+ Republican seats
Single biggest source of net GOP gains
Florida
Large and fast-growing (28 seats)
Already heavily optimized in reality
Could push toward ~20–22 GOP seats
North Carolina
Classic gerrymander battleground (14 seats)
Can swing from roughly even to 10–11 Republican seats
Georgia
Competitive statewide, but map can favor GOP
Likely 9–10 Republican seats out of 14
Ohio
15 seats
Can be drawn to yield 11–12 Republicans
Secondary GOP contributors
These states don’t add as many raw seats individually, but collectively matter a lot:
Tennessee – ability to crack urban seats (e.g., Nashville)
Indiana – already near max but still some gain
Missouri – can eliminate remaining Dem seat
South Carolina – squeeze out one more GOP seat
Alabama & Louisiana – could reduce Democratic districts if unconstrained
*****Key pattern:
Republicans benefit most from many states where they control both the legislature and governorship, even if each state isn’t huge.
Where Democrats gain seats (but less efficiently)
California
Biggest prize (52 seats)
Could theoretically go from ~40D to near-clean sweep (48–50 seats)
Once again it never ceases to amaze (and sicken) me how our representatives in the House and Senate willingly go along with these idiots in flaunting the constitution and laws when it comes to the almost daily criminal acts of the Trump administration (and it's many deranged followers). When are the American People going to wake up and realize that, not so slowly but very surely they are having their freedoms and rights taken away from them (by these tyrants) and given to the wealthy and "friends of Trump"!
Let's clean house with the upcoming mid terms and get representatives in place that will, with our help, get our Country back on track. 1st on the agenda should be to impeach Trump and any of his minions that come anywhere close to mirroring his behavior.
Let's also put safeguards in place that in the future will prevent ANY PARTY (yes, Republican, Democrat and/or Independent) from pulling this crap again!
I can’t stop laughing at that mess….bahahaha. DeSantis is an IDIOT DEVIL. As bad as Trump dissed him during Presidential debates you would think he’d think different. Truly brainwashed. Side note: right now most non affiliated are voting Democrat..good luck DaDevil. Even my Trump neighbor dislikes DeSantis. I’ll laugh some more….
Forgot one thing…DeDevil is color blind. He only sees Red.
Can this be challenged in court?
Yes. And it will be.
I sometimes wonder what the point of fighting these things are.
Are you sure there are just over 13M voters in total? I believe Florida's population is around 23M people. That's 10M who are not registered to vote. I guess children, the infirm, etc. Now that my math lesson is over, let's get to the point of the article! Although, don't put it past DeSantis to allow the children of Republicans to vote. They could probably find their birth certificate, and it's correct.
It's absurd that DeSantis is pulling this off. I hope that the Republicans in the state legislature wise up and realize it is unconstitutional. Republicans will do anything to stay in power. Are the Democratic states any better? I'll see your redistricting and raise you a bigger one.
Yes. The numbers come straight from the Florida Secretary of State's Office. Here's the link:
https://dos.fl.gov/elections/data-statistics/voter-registration-statistics/voter-registration-reports/voter-registration-by-party-affiliation/
GOP voters, WHEN will you remove your heads from your cooloo and finally face the facts that, the imbeciles that run under your republican flag, doesn't give a rats patoot about you. They just want the power.
Don't believe me?
Just look at the condition of this State? Goods and Services are through the roof, Home owner insurance UN obtainable, rentals are ridiculously high, tourism is down (bringing in much needed revenue)...NEED I GO ON!?
If this was a "Well oiled Machine", then PLEASE explain to me WHY are so many people leaving? If your gop party was soooo FANTASTIC, then WHY is this State in such turmoil? Do you honestly believe that DeSatan and his Mafia princess give a damn about you...OR do they only want the wealthy to take over? Food for thought...
I just read an article yesterday about how the rich have been moving to Florida, especially since 2019, and pushing out the middle class. People are leaving Miami because they can't afford rents. Just for fun, I checked out rents in Boca Raton, where I used to live. Good thing I was sitting down. I also read how many people can't afford Miami and are moving to AZ.
Republicans provide solutions to non-existent problems and ignore the real problems.
"I also read how many people can't afford Miami and are moving to AZ."... Bad move. They're in for an unpleasant surprise, when they're placed on water restrictions. Over building by greedy contractors and stupid Gov't officials, has taken a real toll on residents there. Aquifers are drying up, as well as reservoirs.
I think that if this plan is adopted it should de referred to the people in a referendum as was done in California and Virginia.
Should that not be an automatic impeachment?
The stink emanating from the Republican swamp is overwhelming.
G. Terranova md
Do you think our governor teaches his children about right and wrong?
No, he teaches them about firing people.
Some of the comments have ignored the timing. Redistricting has to get _through_ the courts (district, appeals and state supreme) at light speed, or else the decision will be made effective _after_ the election. IF the legislature approves a blatant violation of the state constitution, THEN comes the work of delaying the decision with lots of claims of executive privilege. And that's why the maps were developed in the governor's office rather than the legislature, where the records would be public.
Just read this headline, "President and First Lady Demand ABC Fire Jimmy Kimmel Over ‘Widow’ Joke". How about we "fire, (impeach and remove)" Trump for all the treatment and disparaging remarks about former Presidents, great military leaders and even the Pope. When that gets done, we could probably get Jimmy fired. I'm sure he'll be saved by some sort of "parachute"
Just a random thought from an old guy!
What does the legislature do in light of the bribe Dasantis took from the FPL parent company? This guy! Alligator Alcatraz, the map, the $10 million stolen from the Medicaid payback, the bribe, the bullying......wake up Florida Legislature!!
When you are backing a real loser like Donald Trump you will do anything you can to try to keep from being held accountable for your bad decision.
Here’s an interesting scenario.
If all 50 states maximally gerrymandered in favor of the party controlling each state government, the projected U.S. House breakdown would be roughly:
Republicans: ~262 seats
Democrats: ~173 seats
That’s a ~30+ seat Republican advantage compared to a more neutral or proportional outcome.
Republicans control more state legislatures overall, especially in mid-sized and smaller states.
Even though Democrats dominate large states (like California and New York), Republicans can squeeze more extra seats out of their states through aggressive map-drawing.
The result: a structural advantage even if the national vote were close.
This isn’t a prediction of actual election results—it’s a “maximum theoretical gerrymander” scenario:
It assumes no legal constraints, commissions, or court interventions
It ignores geographic limits (some states just can’t be gerrymandered much further)
It assumes perfect partisan optimization, which rarely happens in practice
Interesting how “Be careful what you wish for-you might just get it!” can be the cautionary tale we live by
Where Republicans gain the most seats
These are the biggest drivers of the GOP advantage under a “max gerrymander everywhere” scenario:
Texas
Huge delegation (38 seats)
Unified Republican control
Can turn something like a ~60/40 split into ~30+ Republican seats
Single biggest source of net GOP gains
Florida
Large and fast-growing (28 seats)
Already heavily optimized in reality
Could push toward ~20–22 GOP seats
North Carolina
Classic gerrymander battleground (14 seats)
Can swing from roughly even to 10–11 Republican seats
Georgia
Competitive statewide, but map can favor GOP
Likely 9–10 Republican seats out of 14
Ohio
15 seats
Can be drawn to yield 11–12 Republicans
Secondary GOP contributors
These states don’t add as many raw seats individually, but collectively matter a lot:
Tennessee – ability to crack urban seats (e.g., Nashville)
Indiana – already near max but still some gain
Missouri – can eliminate remaining Dem seat
South Carolina – squeeze out one more GOP seat
Alabama & Louisiana – could reduce Democratic districts if unconstrained
*****Key pattern:
Republicans benefit most from many states where they control both the legislature and governorship, even if each state isn’t huge.
Where Democrats gain seats (but less efficiently)
California
Biggest prize (52 seats)
Could theoretically go from ~40D to near-clean sweep (48–50 seats)
BUT: already heavily Democratic → diminishing returns
New York
26 seats
Could push to 22–24 Democrats
One of Democrats’ most important gerrymander opportunities
Illinois
Already aggressively drawn
Might squeeze out 1–2 more Democratic seats
Maryland
Small but flexible (8 seats)
Can go from 7D–1R to 8D
Massachusetts
Already maxed out (all Democratic)
No additional gain possible
Why Democrats can’t fully “catch up”
Even with aggressive maps in big blue states:
Many Democratic votes are geographically concentrated (cities)
That makes it harder to spread them efficiently across districts
Some blue states are already near 100% Democratic delegations
👉 So Democrats run out of “extra seats” to extract.
LET THE GAMES BEGIN!
desantis owns the floriduh Supreme Court. I'm not optimistic .
Once again it never ceases to amaze (and sicken) me how our representatives in the House and Senate willingly go along with these idiots in flaunting the constitution and laws when it comes to the almost daily criminal acts of the Trump administration (and it's many deranged followers). When are the American People going to wake up and realize that, not so slowly but very surely they are having their freedoms and rights taken away from them (by these tyrants) and given to the wealthy and "friends of Trump"!
Let's clean house with the upcoming mid terms and get representatives in place that will, with our help, get our Country back on track. 1st on the agenda should be to impeach Trump and any of his minions that come anywhere close to mirroring his behavior.
Let's also put safeguards in place that in the future will prevent ANY PARTY (yes, Republican, Democrat and/or Independent) from pulling this crap again!
I can’t stop laughing at that mess….bahahaha. DeSantis is an IDIOT DEVIL. As bad as Trump dissed him during Presidential debates you would think he’d think different. Truly brainwashed. Side note: right now most non affiliated are voting Democrat..good luck DaDevil. Even my Trump neighbor dislikes DeSantis. I’ll laugh some more….
Forgot one thing…DeDevil is color blind. He only sees Red.