The Dems will of course use this as a solid fundraising tool in the days after this legislative session is over.  In fact, expect national Dem groups, and the emerging progressive fundraising powers, to talk about this voter ID issue breathlessly in the months ahead.  Don’t worry, they’ll shift their message to redistricting at the right time.  From DallasNews.com:

Senate GOP leaders may not have an answer to that question until the end of the legislative session, but it’s clear their raw exercise of power this week to ensure passage of a new voter ID law – an issue close to the hearts of Republicans – has upset the dynamics in the usually staid chamber.

Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst and other Republican leaders predicted that cooperation between the two parties would be quickly restored. But Democrats said their scars will probably stretch even into the 2011 session, when another politically charged issue comes into play: redrawing of House and Senate districts.

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