This creates a scramble and an opportunity where yesterday there wasn’t one. From Campaign Diaries:
As if the intrigue of the presidential undertones and the drama of the crowded field of contenders were not enough reason to follow this election, the stakes are very high because of the upcoming redistricting. Democrats have a huge leads in both chambers of the state legislature, so all they all they need to control the redrawing of legislative boundaries is the Governor’s Mansion.