https://redstate.com/erick/2011/12/13/will-new-jersey-oust-scott-garrett/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usFri, 12 Jun 2026 21:29:29 -0400<![CDATA[Scott Garrett, the solidly conservative Congressman from New Jersey may be on the verge of getting a raw deal thanks to a bipartisan redistricting commission in New Jersey. Garrett could be the one Republican thrown into a district with a Democrat. Some background is here.This is unfortunate because his district is starkly different from the rest of the state. He’s got small and mid-sized cities, towns and rural areas – pretty much everything else in New Jersey is either suburban or urban. It’s basically an “L” in the western &#038; northern part of the state. So to merge with another district, the new district would have to entail the suburban New York areas – resulting in a rather bizarre gerrymander. The latest rumor is that Garrett will be put into a district with Steve Rothman – a domestic liberal and foreign policy hawk who can raise a ton of cash if he’s in a competitive race since he’s on the Appropriations Committee and is very well liked by pro-Israel donors. Garrett can obviously raise money, too, but why should someone who can help candidates around the country be forced into an expensive fight against a strong Dem when Cong. Lance would make much more sense to be merged in with a Democrat given the various existing constituencies?]]>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:08:13 -0500<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2011/12/13/will-new-jersey-oust-scott-garrett-n41483