"Pairing" involves
A) placing a first-year officeholder with an incumbent in the same elective district to strengthen a party's stronghold in the legislature.
B) placing officeholders of opposing parties together in the same elective district to encourage bipartisanship.
C) placing two incumbent officeholders in the same elective district through redistricting.
D) placing the "right kinds" of incumbents together in the same elective district to represent powerful special interests.
C
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