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Colorado ‘Nonpartisan’ Redistricting Process Is Still Plenty Political

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19min 54sec
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Lights shine on the U.S. Capitol dome, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, Dec. 9, 2019.

Many voters backed Colorado's new redistricting commissions to get politics out of the process, but there's still plenty that's political here. From which party sees the most advantage in the new process, to how different interests are rallying their troops to sway the commission, our hosts look into all the ways politics are still very much in play.

Purplish is edited by Megan Verlee, with audio production by Jon Pinnow. Our executive producer is Rachel Estabrook. Brad Turner is CPR's head of audio innovations and composed our theme music.