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Giving us a preview of how next year s congressional redistricting battles might play out. our number two story tonight, at first glance, this year s seat shuffle appears to be a clear-cut win for the republicans. but it s not so simple as red and blue. states that voted for obama in the 2008 election incurred a net loss of six seats in congress. although the mccain camp picked up an additional six, texas emerged as the big victor this decade adding four to their congressional delegation, which brings their total to 36. florida is now up two more seats in the house, and new york and ohio are each down two. arizona, georgia, nevada, south carolina, utah and washington state gained one seat apiece while illinois, iowa, louisiana, massachusetts, michigan, missouri, new jersey and pennsylvania lost one. on the face of things, it appears that republicans have a distinct advantage but only in the short term. the relatively fresh memory of ....
Redistricting battles might play out. our number two story tonight, at first glance, this year s seat shuffle appears to be a clear-cut win for the republicans. but it s not so simple as red and blue. states that voted for obama in the 2008 election incurred a net loss of six seats in congress. although the mccain camp picked up an additional six, texas emerged as the big victor this decade adding four to their congressional delegation, which brings their total to 36. florida is now up two more seats in the house, and new york and ohio are each down two. arizona, georgia, nevada, south carolina, utah and washington state gained one seat apiece while illinois, iowa, louisiana, massachusetts, michigan, missouri, new jersey and pennsylvania lost one. on the face of things, it appears that republicans have a distinct advantage but only in the short term. the relatively fresh memory of tom delay s redistricting ....