Despite the fact that Nevadans have chosen two Republicans and one Democrat to represent them in Congress, the Democrat Congressional plan creates 3 districts likely to elect Democrats and only 1 likely to elect a Republican.
"It is an outrage," said Senator Michael Roberson, speaking on the Senate floor in opposition to the plan. "Our colleagues on the other side of the aisle think that they should decide who will represent us in Congress- and not the people."
In the Nevada Senate, where Democrats currently hold a single-seat advantage- they have created 13 districts likely to elect Democrats, only 5 likely to elect Republican candidates, and 3 that will be competitive.
In the Assembly, the Democrat plan creates 26 districts that favor Democrats, only 8 that favor Republicans, and * more that are likely to be competitive.
The Democrat plan usurps the will of the voters by drawing the state's electoral map to ensure that a single party- the Democrat party- will dominate Nevada's elections for the next ten years.
In the 2010 general election, Nevadans cast significantly more votes for Republican candidates than for Democrat candidates.
In the Gubernatorial race, Republican Brian Sandoval received +12% more votes than the Democratic candidate. In the same election, Republicans received +6% more votes in Congressional races, +15% more votes in Nevada Senate races, and +10% more votes in Nevada Assembly races.
Said Assemblyman Scott Hammond, following the Assembly vote: "The worst part of the Democratic plan is that they are doing this at the expense of the Hispanic community."
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