Records reveal concerns of deceased GOP redistricting expert

DAVID A. LIEB and GARY D. ROBERTSON Associated Press RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Republican victories in state legislative and gubernatorial elections in 2010 put them in a commanding position the next year to draw new voting districts for the U.S. House and state legislatures that helped fortify Republican power for much of the following decade. But the celebration was short-lived for at least one of the Republicans' top redistricting strategists. Behind the scenes, GOP consultant Thomas Hofeller was worried that Democrats were far ahead of Republicans in collecting data that could help them draw districts in their favor following the next round of redistricting that will occur after the 2020 census. Hofeller died in August 2018 after a battle with cancer. But troves of his previously co
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