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rest of the congressional redistricting process. Northern Virginia Democrats, with much logic on their side, think the new 11th District should come largely from that region, which has had by far the fastest growth in population during the past decade.
They feel the region is entitled to three members of Congress who reside there, rather than the present two. And they are apt to fight strongly for that point of view when the time comes.
Gov. Wilder will face a stem test if he has to choose up sides on the issue. Staunch supporters like Del. William Robinson of Norfolk and State Sen. Bobby Scott of Newport News, blacks who might have some congressional aspirations of their own, will probably ask for a gubernatorial endorsement of a black majority district.
But as the head of his party, Gov. Wilder will also have to consider the consequences that might result from such an action, including a possible net loss of a congressional seat to Democrats in the 1992 election. That would be a supreme irony, considering the fact Democrats will have total control of the redistricting process.
John Goolrick, a former political reporter, is now an aide to Seventh District Congressman D. Fre7tch Slaughter Jr. Opinions expressed gre his own.
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