All with the goal of controlling the redistricting process – not only in Tennessee (as reported in the article below) but across the country.

From KnoxNews.com:

Democrats will be focusing on a dozen seats now held by Republicans in efforts to regain control of the state House next year, Rep. Mike Turner told the Tennessee Democratic Executive Committee on Saturday.

Turner, who is House Democratic Caucus chairman, also said the party is hopeful of getting financial help from outside the state, perhaps including the Democratic National Committee.

The DNC normally is focused on races for the federal office. But state legislators elected next year will oversee reapportionment following the 2010 census – including U.S. House districts.

Thus, there is much interest among national Democrats in seeing that the party has control of at least one chamber during redistricting to block Republicans from enacting a plan that could give the GOP an advantage for the next decade in legislative and congressional elections.

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Cross Posted at RSLC.com/redistricting