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Last Updated on Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:35 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 30 November 2010 02:35
From 2theadvocate.com:
While not as high-profile as the battle for Congress, the 2010 battle for state legislatures was also a big win for the GOP — and that’s a victory that is expected to keep on giving.
The reason: Legislatures are in charge of drawing new district lines for the U.S. Congress, once the data from the 2010 census becomes available. Partisans want to use that power to draw lines favoring their party.
In the South, Republicans took control of both chambers of the Alabama and North Carolina legislatures, bringing the party’s total to seven of 13. Control is split in Kentucky and Virginia.