Although Republicans control Ohio redistricting, I cannot help but play around with Ohio and produce a new 16-district map of my own. My goal was pure and simple: to keep Dennis Kucinich out of Washington state. The result? Very interesting mashups and combinations.
Given Ohio's tossup tendencies, these numbers in the delegation have the potential to swing back and forth dramatically depending on the cycle. Another thing that struck me is the distribution of incumbents: my map produced large sprawling districts in Central Ohio that turned out to house no incumbents at all.
On a very good year: 10-6, 11-5, or 12-4 D
On a normal good year: 9-7 D or 8-8 tie
On bad year: 9-7 R
On an exquisitely bad year: 10-6 or 11-5 R