The redistricting meltdown, explained

After running out the clock, Senate Democrats gamble on the Supremes

We held off on writing about the meltdown of the Washington Redistricting Commission because it wasn’t clear exactly what was happening. Now that the silt is settling out of the murky water and the maps the commission kinda-sorta adopted have been released, we can be more definitive.

Based on our discussions with knowledgable sources in all four caucuses…