Welcome back to the weekly Nuts & Bolts Guide to small campaigns. Following the 2010 census, Republican statehouses worked hard to redistrict in ways that significantly favor their candidates in Republican states. Democratic states did not similarly respond. Republicans have already signaled that, with the 2020 census in hand, they will work to redistrict several U.S. House members out of office in states where a Republican governor and statehouse exists.  The thought of this is so frequent that every day I hear incredible amounts of negativity in regards to our ability to hold the U.S. House. Concerns over remapping are one of the first elements cited, but the management of those districts also comes into play. What if, where possible, Democratic stakeholders said: fine. We can draw reasonable, actual maps that benefit people but shut out Republican officeholders. There are states where that is certainly possible. New York is set to lose one U.S. House seat. But, the Republicans could lose five seats if the districts are drawn correctly to turn back changes done in 2010. Read more