Most of us election geeks are really fascinated by maps and redistricting, and the smarter ones among us generally understand that most people aren’t so fascinated. It’s perhaps the ultimate inside baseball issue, difficult for most regular people to even understand. Every once in a while a committed partisan attempts to raise redistricting-related hijinks as a campaign issue, and generally it falls on deaf ears.
But here in Maryland, our new Congressional map is on this year’s ballot. And though I’ve seen no polling on the issue, I would not at all be surprised to find the map thrown out come November.