Mike Yost Claims FairDistricts Amendments Will Help Defeat Corrine Brown

Most Republicans in the Sunshine State stood against the constitutional amendments backed by FairDistricts Florida back in 2010, but there is at least one exception -- Mike Yost, who lost to Democratic U.S. Rep. Corrine Brown last time and is hoping for a rematch in 2012.

Yost sent out an e-mail on Sunday, insisting the new measures help his chances.

Last week, the U.S. Justice Department precleared Florida's Amendment 6 -- the FairDistricts Amendment that forces the Legislature to draw congressional districts that neither favor one political party over another, an incumbent over a challenger, and requires using natural boundaries such as county lines, rivers and towns to prevent splitting up communities as the lines are now, noted Yost. This will assure that the 3rd Congressional District is not going to be the most gerrymandered district in Florida and not just competitive, but one I will win in 2012. For nearly 20 years, Corrine Brown has been re-elected simply because she put her name on the ballot. In 2012, she is going to have to defend her record and convince the voters that she deserves re-election."