Redistricting Sprint Begins

Politico: “The Census Bureau’s long-awaited release of redistricting data Thursday will unleash a torrent of new state political maps in the weeks and months to come, starting with the handful of states pressed against early fall deadlines to enact new district boundaries.”

“Altogether, the maps could tilt control of Congress for the next decade, but they’ll come out one by one at first. Strategists from both parties predict that some states will finalize maps as soon as September and that roughly half of the states will set their new lines by the end of the year. The rest will follow in the first few months of 2022.”

Punchbowl News: “But Republicans and Democrats have this lingering elation or dread — depending on which side of the aisle you are on — the GOP is already close to winning back the House even before one vote is cast in the 2022 midterms.”