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<title>Will the 20th House seat be a target for redistricting?</title>
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<description><![CDATA[ (Nov 29, 2010) As we’ve been hearing, politicians in Albany will soon be redrawing many of the state’s political boundaries. The North Country could see newly shaped state Senate and Congressional districts.  One House seat that is expected to receive close scrutiny is the 20th district, which stretches for nearly 230 miles from the lower Hudson Valley into the heart of the Adirondacks. Earlier this month, Republican Chris Gibson captured the seat from Democrat Scott Murphy in a decisive win.  But Democratic leaders, including Saratoga County chairman Larry Bulman, have long complained that the 20th district was specifically gerrymandered to favor Republicans. &quot;We&apos;re 70,000 more Republicans in this sprawling district,&quot; Bulman told NCPR.&quot;[Former Republican Rep.] John Sweeney told me in 2001, &apos;We have this district so gerrymandered that you guys will never control, never win a House seat in this district.&apos;&quot;So just how big and far-flung is the 20th congressional district?  Brian Mann set off in his truck to find out and sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16740/20101129/will-the-20th-house-seat-be-a-target-for-redistricting">full story</a></strong>]]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate>
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<itunes:summary><![CDATA[As we’ve been hearing, politicians in Albany will soon be redrawing many of the state’s political boundaries. The North Country could see newly shaped state Senate and Congressional districts.  One House seat that is expected to receive close scrutiny is the 20th district, which stretches for nearly 230 miles from the lower Hudson Valley into the heart of the Adirondacks. Earlier this month, Republican Chris Gibson captured the seat from Democrat Scott Murphy in a decisive win.  But Democratic leaders, including Saratoga County chairman Larry Bulman, have long complained that the 20th district was specifically gerrymandered to favor Republicans. &quot;We&apos;re 70,000 more Republicans in this sprawling district,&quot; Bulman told NCPR.&quot;[Former Republican Rep.] John Sweeney told me in 2001, &apos;We have this district so gerrymandered that you guys will never control, never win a House seat in this district.&apos;&quot;So just how big and far-flung is the 20th congressional district?  Brian Mann set off in his truck to find out and sent this audio postcard. [<strong><a href="http://www.northcountrypublicradio.org/news/story/16740/20101129/will-the-20th-house-seat-be-a-target-for-redistricting">full story</a></strong>]]]></itunes:summary>
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