The political redistricting of 2012 is the elephant (or donkey, if you prefer) in the room for those involved. Politics in Minnesota’s Charlie Shaw interviewed me and a favorite former interview subject, state demographer Tom Gillaspy, for a story on how places like northern Minnesota’s Iron Range might be affected by population change and redistricting. It’s an important read, if you are so inclined.

Shaw also explored the way suburban/exurban districts were changing so much differently than Iron Range districts in this related piece.