Governor Bob McDonnell promises to get citizen input on redistricting.
McDonnell creates a blue-ribbon commission for just this purpose.
Politifact’s “Bob-o-meter” considers it a broken promise:
So McDonnell pledged to create a commission that would “ensure bipartisan citizen involvement in the state”s legislative and redistricting process.” And he indeed appointed a panel. But largely because the governor was indifferent to it’s recommendations, the group never influenced the nitty-gritty of the redistricting process. The real map drawing remained solely in the hands of politicians
And McDonnell turned his promise into a Compromise.
That’s crap — on it’s face, 110% politically-minded editorialized horse crap.
Keep a promise… and the MSM will still skewer you alive (if you’re a Republican). Lovely… and is there any small wonder why no one trusts these guys as the conscience of Virginia anymore when it’s not just opinion anymore — but now deliberate distortion to fit a narrative?
Bob-o-meter FAILS.
