Douglas Schoen: The districts that could bust Newsom’s redistricting

Whether one considers mid-decade redistricting an overtly partisan trick or smart political move, what really matters is one overarching question: will it work the way these states intended? 

To be sure, there are reasons to expect that at least on the state level, redistricting will work as designed, even if some of the district designs are “absurd” as one reporter described.

After all, states did not undertake the most intensive redistricting process since the 1800’s without a...