I'm not sure I see any retirements coming in 2012. But, since that is a Senate election year, if a GOP district was being rubbed out, I could see one of the GOP Congressmen taking a shot at Menendez, and saving everyone some trouble. However, with the population density moving south and west, I'm not sure who that would be... Lance, I suppose.

Do you think itll be mandated that we retain a black majority district considering the rising Latino share in the 10th and the sparse black communities elsewhere in NJ?

I think that the 10th will remain a majority-minority black district in 2012. I think that the 2010 Census will be interesting in that the 13th District could become majority-minority Hispanic.

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Everyone acts like the states hopelessly Democrat. The reality is that the GOP is a significant minority here unlike other Northeastern states, and if it is a reasonable person the map will shift the overwhelming amount of northern Democratic districts.

I see it as likely Pascrell or Payne, or both, retire before redistricting. If Payne leaves, my guess is Pascrell represents the bulk of his district for two years or so and then a minority (maybe Booker?) takes the seat. If Pascrell leaves, his district will be all scattered. It is worth noting his district north of Haledon would never vote for any Democrat but Pascrell and will probably end up in Rodney Freylinghuysens/Jay Webbers district.

districts has created the absurd. Linden, pop. c.40,000, is split among these and the 7th CD.

Andrews v. Adler* in a 2012 Democratic primary.

And maybe even the two of them v. a minority candidate (if a new Minority-Majority Congressional District is created in South Jersey).

*(Presuming Adler survives 2010.)

could we simply eliminate all Democrat congressman and have their districts represented by Republicans? Am I asking too much? But, Imagine if we did this for the State Assembly and Senate!! think of all the money we would save on legal fees... But I guess with Chris Christie leaving, and being replaced by a Democrat, The Democrats will just revert back to their corrupt-as-normal ways with nobody looking after the taxpayers.

District 2 is much too large. Gloucester and Salem should be made part of District 1.

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