A poli sci whiz from Columbia University Friday brought an end to the partisan drama surrounding the design of Connecticut’s five congressional districts.
Basically, the legislature’s Republican minority wanted to shake things up. But Democrats who, understandably given their party affiliation, would like to continue living in a blue state, wanted to pretty much maintain the status quo.
Fight, fight, fight. Fight, fight, fight. No compromise.
So the state Supreme Court assigned the Columbia prof as a “special master” to intervene, and the draft report he issued Friday essentially backs the Democrats’ approach with a couple modest tweaks.
The court is expected to give its blessing to the map in the coming days/weeks.
In a fittingly mundane end to a story that only held the attention of die hard politicos and people with the title “special master”, three Democratic legislative leaders Friday took three hours from the time the news broke to issue the following victory statement to an eager press:
“The special master’s proposed map appears to address the minimal changes that the recent court order required,” said Senate President Donald Williams, D-Brooklyn, Senate Majority Leader Martin Looney, D-New Haven, and House Majority Leader Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden.