New York Democrats Ready New Map

New York Times: “Behind closed doors, Democrats were still haggling over a complex set of legal and political concerns. Three Democrats briefed on the discussions said they were headed toward a middle ground: lines that Democrats hoped would offset Republican gains from a new gerrymander in North Carolina, and that would not run afoul of New York’s ban on partisan gerrymandering.”

“If the emerging plan holds, the most significant changes would come on Long Island, in the Hudson Valley and around Syracuse. Democrats’ proposed changes could endanger a pair of Republican incumbents — Marc Molinaro and Brandon Williams — and help secure a Democratic one, Representative-elect Tom Suozzi, on the North Shore of Long Island.”