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Dear
Cory,
In 2010, the process of redrawing the political boundaries of every
legislative and congressional district will begin in Minnesota.
Democrats already have a coordinated message and strategy for the
upcoming redistricting process.
At a recent event, after I spoke about the importance of getting
organized about redistricting, my opponent for Deputy Chair said
redistricting wasn't something that our party needed to focus on right
now. With all due respect, I couldn't disagree more.
Just this week, Republicans in Washington D.C. raised concerns over
the decision by President Obama to move the functions of the U.S. Census
into the White House. The move gives Obama's highly partisan Chief
of Staff, Rahm Emanuel, the role of overseeing the process.
In 2006, four years before the start of the 2010 redistricting process,
Emanuel gloated about how "partisan and political" the
next battle would be:
"If you think
redistricting is always partisan and political which it is...it's going
to be on steroids this time."
The "this time" Emanuel referred to is coming up very
soon and Republicans in Minnesota need to get ready with our best
redistricting team!
Imagine Rahm Emanuel and ACORN being given the chance, with our tax
dollars, to determine how our congressional district lines are drawn for
the next decade!
I served as the redistricting analyst for the Minnesota Senate Republican
Caucus from 2000 - 2002. In the last redistricting process, the
Republican Party of Minnesota established a task force to keep the key
players connected, ensuring Republicans were communicating with a
consistent message.
As your next Deputy Chair, I will work cooperatively with activists and
interest groups across Minnesota to ensure Minnesota's political
boundaries are drawn to reflect neutral population trends, not
politically engineered districts designed by Democrats to keep us in the
minority for at least the next ten years, if not for decades to come.
Sincerely,
Michael B. Brodkorb
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