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Titus unloads on fellow Nevada Democrats, says they botched redistricting
Between state legislators and Gov. Steve Sisolak making a mess of redistricting in Nevada, and Democratic Sens. Joe Manchin and Kyrsten Sinema holding up the president’s agenda in Washington, Rep. Dina Titus has just about had it. In spirited remarks at an AFL-CIO town hall Wednesday, she told union members “I’m going to need your help on something terrible.”
“I totally got fucked by the Legislature on my district,” she said. “I’m sorry to say it like that, but I don’t know any other way to say it.” Titus was referring to a shift of Democrats away from the first congressional district, historically an ironclad safe seat for Democrats, in order to strengthen their position in the state’s two swing districts.
She warned the three congressional seats held by Nevada Democrats are now at risk of turning Republican during the 2022 election cycle, under the new maps approved by the state lawmakers and the governor last month.
“You read that the Republicans are using gerrymandering to cut out Democratic seats, but they didn’t have to in this state,” she said. “We did it to ourselves.”
https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2021/12/16/titus-unloads-on-fellow-nevada-democrats-says-they-botched-redistricting/
“I totally got fucked by the Legislature on my district,” she said. “I’m sorry to say it like that, but I don’t know any other way to say it.” Titus was referring to a shift of Democrats away from the first congressional district, historically an ironclad safe seat for Democrats, in order to strengthen their position in the state’s two swing districts.
She warned the three congressional seats held by Nevada Democrats are now at risk of turning Republican during the 2022 election cycle, under the new maps approved by the state lawmakers and the governor last month.
“You read that the Republicans are using gerrymandering to cut out Democratic seats, but they didn’t have to in this state,” she said. “We did it to ourselves.”
https://www.nevadacurrent.com/2021/12/16/titus-unloads-on-fellow-nevada-democrats-says-they-botched-redistricting/
Could just be sour grapes. Her district went from D+22 to D+4 to shore up the other two districts that we hold (both of which went fro slightly red to slightly/moderately blue). It's possible that we'll win one net seat that we would otherwise lose... but it's much less likely to be hers.