51.   But, like Chuck Schumer, she has never been elected in anything larger than a congressional district.

52.   By then organized labor had been in the field for months, working in congressional districts across the country to drum up opposition.

53.   Census counts are used to create congressional districts, and minorities traditionally vote Democratic.

54.   Congressional districts are even worse.

55.   Constitutional amendments have been proposed to apportion electoral votes based on the popular vote in congressional districts and to abolish the Electoral College.

56.   Courts are dismantling black-majority congressional districts and are increasingly hostile to affirmative action, which helps minorities play catch-up.

57.   Congress must guard against loading defense spending with typical pork-barrel projects that gain votes in individual congressional districts but do little to improve military defense.

58.   Democratic Rep. Henry B. Gonzalez, whose congressional district includes Kelly, has asked San Antonio Mayor Bill Thornton to develop plans to diversify the economy.

59.   Democrats support the plan, and Republicans oppose it, primarily because both sides believe it will give Democrats an advantage during the process of redrawing congressional districts.

60.   Despite the years of progress, Charlotte Gardens is still in the poorest congressional district in the nation.