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Florida Republicans make peace with proposed new House map– www.politico.com
News Source EXCERPT: Some House Republicans spent weeks warning against a drastic redraw of Florida’s congressional map. Now that it’s out — with Gov. Ron DeSantis targeting as many as four Democratic…
Ron DeSantis Unveils Florida Congressional Map That Could Give Republicans a Big Boost in the Redistricting War– www.westernjournal.com
News Source EXCERPT: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis unveiled a new congressional redistricting map on Monday that could net the Republican Party four more seats in the House of Representatives. Republicans currently hold…
The US has a long history of changing voting districts for political reasons. Is it legal?– www.dailykos.com
News Source EXCERPT: The gerrymandering of House districts is becoming more rampant across the U.S. The word “gerrymander” was coined in America more than 200 years ago as an unflattering way to…
Speaker Johnson Backs DeSantis on Florida’s Redistricting Plan– slaynews.com
News Source EXCERPT: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) is urging Florida Republicans to move forward with a new congressional map, signaling a counteroffensive after Democrats narrowly pushed through a controversial redistricting referendum…
Viriginia Says Yes to Progressive Gerrymandering
The Progressives won a major battle in the ongoing gerrymandering wars, this time scoring a narrow victory in Virginia. The ballot measure allows the progressives to change U.S. House Districts to effectively…
GOP Knows Only Way They Could Keep House ‘Was If They Cheated’– www.breitbart.com
News Source EXCERPT: On Tuesday’s broadcast of MS NOW’s “The Last Word,” Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) argued that Republicans “understood that the only way they could possibly maintain a majority in…