61. Decennial census figures traditionally set off a once-a-decade scramble to redraw the exact boundary lines for congressional districts in each state. 62. Delegates would be apportioned based on the popular vote for the candidates in each congressional district. 63. Democrats are airing millions of dollars of ads with an anti-Gingrich theme in key congressional districts. 64. Earlier this year, the administration decided to use the raw head count for the purposes of redrawing Congressional districts. 65. Eighteen states will have to redraw their congressional districts because they have either gained or lost population. 66. Dunn, whose congressional district is considered safely Republican and who faced an articulate but underfunded challenger this year, gave generously to other Republican candidates. 67. Encouraging them further along these lines was the fact that neither candidate is very well known outside his own congressional district. 68. Evans had already been expected to provide the states, for purposes of drawing congressional districts, only those population figures derived from the basic census count. 69. Eight years ago, this congressional district, long represented by the fiery conservative Robert K. Dornan, voted for George Bush. 70. Even in congressional districts where impeachment seemed like an obvious campaign touchstone, Democrats appear to be willing to mention the issue only subtly. |