The winners and losers of North Carolina's redistricting (Congressional Edition)

While some state and federal lawmakers stand to have a greater chance of being elected, others will be drawn out of their districts altogether.

There’s so much analysis here, I’ve got to break it into two parts. This is Part 1: U.S. House plans. You can read Part 2: Legislative plans here.

North Carolina lawmakers on Thursday held their first committee hearings since unveiling new legislative and congressional maps. Before I dive into the maps themselves and what they mean, here’s what you need to know about the process:

The GOP-majority legislature’s maps frustrated Democrats., many of whom questioned the process by which the maps were made by noting there were only three public forums, no live-streaming of lawmakers drawing maps on terminals and no allowance for public comment during Thursday’s non-voting meetings.