House Editor David Wasserman writes: One of the rare states where Democrats controlled the redistricting process, Maryland's new map placed a target squarely on the back of 85-year old GOP Rep. Roscoe Bartlett in hopes of achieving a 7-1 delegation. Except the lines aren't so square; they're some of the most grotesque in the country. With the 6th CD primary less than two weeks away, Democratic hopefuls John Delaney and Rob Garagiola are so busy hitting each other that it's easy to lose sight of the remarkable steps Bartlett has taken to modernize his political operation and give his party a chance to thwart Democrats' gerrymander.
The new map can be found here.
New District Baselines
MD-01: Andy Harris (R) – Eastern Shore, northern Baltimore suburbs
Solid Republican. Harris, the man who cost his party this seat in 2008 when he took out moderate GOP Rep. Wayne Gilchrest in the primary and then lost to Eastern Shore conservative Democrat Frank Kratovil, had no problem claiming this seat in a rematch amid the 2010 GOP wave. An anesthesiologist from the
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