As we noted several weeks ago, Arizona was a rare bright spot for Democrats in the 2012 round of redistricting: under a new map, they captured five of the state's nine districts that year and managed to hold four of those seats in 2014. But if the Supreme Court rules against the constitutionality of Arizona's Independent Redistricting Commission, Republicans could very well redraw the map to add another two seats to their total. How easy would it be for Republicans to shore up freshman GOP Rep. Martha McSally (AZ-02) and bulldoze the seats of Democratic Reps. Ann Kirkpatrick (AZ-01) and Kyrsten Sinema (AZ-09)? Using Dave's Redistricting App, we simulated some simple changes Republicans could make to "undo" what they perceive to be the current pro-Democratic gerrymander. And it wouldn't be difficult for the GOP to get what it wants. Republicans would likely begin by overhauling Kirkpatrick's 1st CD in Northern Arizona. They could easily take away competitive parts of Pinal and Pima counties and replace them with much more Republican parts of Mohave and Yavapai counties, which are more logical

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