MARYLAND: there are creative maps, and then there& #39;s this work of art, which Dems passed in 2011 to seize a 7D-1R majority. But this time, they& #39;re poised go even further, by taking a sledgehammer to Rep. Andy Harris (R)& #39;s #MD01 for an 8D-0R shutout.
In the example below, Harris& #39;s #MD01 would go from Trump +20 to Biden +15 (a 35 point swing!), by losing heavily R parts of Cecil/Harford/Carroll counties and picking up Annapolis, Columbia and Laurel. All seven other districts are still Biden +20 or more.
Remarkably, as the above hypothetical shows, Dems could simultaneously make MD Rs extinct at the federal level *and* draw a much cleaner map than the current one. And, they only need 3/5 support in the legislature to override Gov. Larry Hogan (R)& #39;s veto.