Maryland political analysts Len Foxwell and Clayton Mitchell break down the politics and personalities shaping the state and the region on the Spy podcast Maryland Caucus.
In this episode, Len and Clay dive into the high-stakes battle over midterm redistricting in Annapolis and whether this push to redraw congressional maps is a necessary defensive strategy against national partisan trends or a costly distraction from Maryland’s urgent fiscal and infrastructure crises.
This video is approximately 19 minutes in length.
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I can understand Clayton’s views and position but, like so many Republicans, he wants to ignore that Republican controls states started this practice. I didn’t hear Clayton condemn them.
No, gerrymandering in Maryland started under Parris Glendenning, when they gerrymandered Roscoe Bartlett out of his seat and created districts that make no sense to an unbiased observer. This lie has been repeated over and over. New York and California have done the same thing.
Parris Glendening’s former press secretary here. Your timing is off. The redistricting you referenced, which resulted in Roscoe Bartlett’s re-election defeat, occurred in 2012 – nine years after the Governor’s term ended.
My mistake. It was still initiated by Democrats. Whatever.