Reply #27: Not likely for 2006 [View All]

Not much chance redistricting would be overturned before the primary on March 2, which will lock in districts for this election cycle. Then, even if it is overturned, I can see a case being made against reverting to the 2001 map, since that was based on 2000 census data, which would arguably be long out of date. And I sure wouldn't trust the repub-dominated legislature to draw a new map that would be any friendlier to us.

Anyway, taking out Lamar Smith really relies on the current district. He used to have a very rural district, plus a chunk of San Antonio. In his current district though a plurality of the voters are actually in Austin... and we think that makes him vulnerable.