How would you rate the various Independent Redistricting Commissions so far?

[lfromnj]

I would put Colorado in the disaster category.  That one Dem kept incessantly proposing ridiculous gerrymanders of CO-03 to the bitter end, and then you had a couple of other commissioners willing to do almost anything to make CO-08 winnable for an R.  Then the legislative maps ended up being ridiculously pro-Dem with Biden winning >70% of the seats in each chamber with only 55% of the statewide vote.  WTF how does any of this make sense?

As the Virginia system is currently designed, the legislative maps will always end up at the state supreme court.  A deal on a congressional map is more plausible, but obviously they failed on that, too.  Fortunately, the state supreme court seems to be taking its role as a neutral arbitrator seriously and might save the the day with reasonable maps negotiated between the special masters.

The legislative maps had a different commission make them. Also the Colorado GOP was fine with them and actually hired a lawyer to defend them in court.

[lfromnj]

I would put Colorado in the disaster category.  That one Dem kept incessantly proposing ridiculous gerrymanders of CO-03 to the bitter end, and then you had a couple of other commissioners willing to do almost anything to make CO-08 winnable for an R.  Then the legislative maps ended up being ridiculously pro-Dem with Biden winning >70% of the seats in each chamber with only 55% of the statewide vote.  WTF how does any of this make sense?

As the Virginia system is currently designed, the legislative maps will always end up at the state supreme court.  A deal on a congressional map is more plausible, but obviously they failed on that, too.  Fortunately, the state supreme court seems to be taking its role as a neutral arbitrator seriously and might save the the day with reasonable maps negotiated between the special masters.

The legislative maps had a different commission make them. Also the Colorado GOP was fine with them and actually hired a lawyer to defend them in court.

Even assuming there are a bunch of narrow Biden seats that never really voted Dem before 2020, that's still shocking.  

I can't find the exact reason but it was for the very wise reason of just not wanting the court to get involved and setting a precedent. Still surprised they went out of their way to defend them considering stuff like the Western slope for example in the state house seemed dem favorable.