Scott Macfarlane: The Very Bad Sign for Trump Unfolding in a "Lobster-shaped" Section of Virginia

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McFarland is referencing what would be the new Virginia 7th district, which encompasses a number of current Virginia districts, including my own (the current 11th). The pink lobster is upside down on the map and tilted at about a 45 degree angle. The lobster ‘body’ includes much of Fairfax County and Arlington County, which are reliably blue. The lobster ‘claws’ include the more Western and Southern Virginia counties, which have a much more conservative pattern of voting. Generally speaking, the ‘claws’ are not happy about the redistricting effort. The proposed new 9th district on the map is blood red. I’m guessing that that will be the one new Republican district, but I don’t really know.

BTW, I grew up on Cape Cod (Massachusetts), which I did not appreciate at the time. I dearly miss the beaches, the ocean breezes, and the seafood - especially lobster.