The 2012 congressional redistricting cycle following the 2010 Census is just about over and done with. And it seems likely to make much less difference than many of us expected.

The flawed redistricting process in the United States allows representatives to choose their voters. The Public Mapping Project coming to Virginia could fix the problem.

Republicans look to have a bigger advantage in this redistricting cycle than they have ever had before.

The unpopularity of the Obama Democrats' policies seem sure to hurt the party in this year's elections and upcoming redistricting seems likely to extend the pain for several more election cycles.

Race-driven districting is the product of a bygone era and should be ended, and it should be replaced by a celebration that black politics has come of age in the United States.

The Mountain West —Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Nevada, New Mexico, and Utah —has become the new swing region in American politics. All signs point to these states, especially Colorado, Nevada and New Mexico, being crucial in the 2012 election. Unfortunately, the rise of this region has been underreported in the media,...

As practiced in recent decades,redistricting has done more damage than anything else to comity, bipartisanship, and moderation in Congress.

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