Arizona delegates leave Democratic convention with 'contagious enthusiasm'

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• Accuracy posted at 2:25 pm on Sat, Sep 8, 2012.

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  AJ Vicens, Cronkite News, wrote about Arizona Democrats: “There’s at least one reason for optimism, however: A contentious redistricting battle yielded two open U.S. House districts in which Democrats are thought to have good chances of winning this year.”

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  The redistricting, by the Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission (IRC), was “contentious” from the beginning. Yes, the interim districts are now for the Nov. 6 general election.

  U.S. Constitution empowers only elected lawmakers to set congressional district boundaries in the state. The Arizona legislature filed a lawsuit in federal court – because IRC did not have the authority to draw the state’s political boundaries – and that’s why the Supreme Court should eventually take up the question to settle the redistricting in Arizona.
  

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