Very important news for the Virginia 2019 elections – and potentially excellent news for House Democrats (conversely, potentially very bad news for House Speaker Kirk Cox and his Republican majority). See below for tweets by Democratic elections super-attorney Marc Elias and Virginia political analyst Chaz Nuttycombe.
THREAD: The court has released the combination for the VA House of Delegates. Democrats got the BEST CASE SCENARIO with the map. Here are my current ratings with the new districts. Several uncontested R districts are competitive. See below. pic.twitter.com/Ko27TmcZQ3
— Chaz Nuttycombe (@ChazNuttycombe) January 23, 2019
Here’s what my ratings would be if every single district is contested. Three uncontested R districts favor Democrats, INCLUDING KIRK COX’S SEAT. THE SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE IS IN BIG TROUBLE. Previously represented a Safe R district. pic.twitter.com/bqT6IgOC2K
— Chaz Nuttycombe (@ChazNuttycombe) January 23, 2019
Here was the court order, thanks to @DrawFairLines for informing me of its release. pic.twitter.com/U2iw4KCjqE
— Chaz Nuttycombe (@ChazNuttycombe) January 23, 2019
Democrats now have a 90-95% chance of flipping the house with this map.
— Chaz Nuttycombe (@ChazNuttycombe) January 23, 2019
