Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues New Congressional District Map

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ABC News reports that the Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a new congressional district map for the state's 2018 elections.

The new map was approved in a 4-3 decision from the high court and rids the state of bizarrely contorted districts, including one labeled "Goofy Kicking Donald Duck."

Dave Wasserman, the U.S. House editor for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report & a contributor to NBC News and FiveThirtyEight, broke down the new map thusly on Twitter:

Breaking: PA Supreme Court adopts new congressional map, and with few exceptions, it's Democrats' dream come true. GOP not going to like this at all.

Biggest changes to GOP seats: open Meehan seat becomes safe Dem, Costello/Rothfus seats get much more Dem, open Dent seat becomes a Clinton district, open 10th CD becomes a Dem opportunity.

Also, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R) seat in Bucks barely becomes a Clinton district. Overall, Dems have a good chance in up to 11 CDs & an outside chance at a 12th seat in Erie.

Last month, the Keystone state's high court ruled the congressional district map put in place in 2011 by Republicans was a partisan gerrymander that “clearly, plainly and palpably” violated the state’s Constitution.

What new map wins: Democrats are on track to win at least a sixth of all the pick-ups they need to gain the House in Pennsylvania alone. https://t.co/TBpsbPSfP2

— Taniel (@Taniel) February 19, 2018

NEW: The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a new congressional map after ruling the old map unconstitutional, a decision that could have major ramifications for the U.S. House of Representatives. https://t.co/MxoTQYw1zr pic.twitter.com/3mc92qNPvS

— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) February 19, 2018

This map appears to give Democrats everything they could have hoped for in a politically fair Pennsylvania congressional map. This is a major win against gerrymandering. More analysis to come https://t.co/7uCoeVXppj

— Stephen Wolf (@PoliticsWolf) February 19, 2018