Inclusion of Norwood in HD 24 to meet the needs of a white Democrat leaves a dumbbell-shaped district lying just to the south: HD 25, electing black Democrat James Rankin. Rankin was not consulted. When presented with this fait accompli he was furious. In times past he was able to "walk" his small, compact district. Now it was elongated and its C.I. reduced to 23.2.