News Source EXCERPT: Trump’s scheme to steal the midterm election by getting red states to gerrymander more Republican House seats was a poorly thought-out effort with great potential to backfire from the…
Tag: Gerrymandering Wars
‘The GOP should’ve done more’: Virginia Republicans point fingers after gerrymandering loss– www.politico.com
News Source EXCERPT: After a narrow loss in Virginia, Republicans are pointing fingers as President Donald Trump’s national gerrymandering fight slips into a stalemate. Multiple Republicans say the party should’ve spent much…
It’s Not Over — the Courts Could (And Should) Neuter Virginia’s Anti-Democratic Gerrymandering Gambit – RedState– redstate.com
News Source EXCERPT: For the moment, the Democrats have won. Their Machiavellian gerrymandering scheme passed by a slim margin Tuesday night, slicing and dicing Virginia’s congressional districts into a ridiculous jigsaw puzzle…
DUKE: Virginia Approves Heinous ‘Lobster District’ Map That Rips Power From Rural Voters– dailycaller.com
News Source EXCERPT: Virginians voted Tuesday to approve a redistricting map introduced by Democrats that allows wealthy, Democratic residents in northern Virginia to outvote rural residents in the state. The new gerrymandered…
Dems brace for a close finish on Virginia redistricting effort– www.politico.com
News Source EXCERPT: Democrats hope gerrymandering Virginia will give them the edge they need to win back the House. But Tuesday’s special election is proving more competitive than they’d like. Tight polling…
Virginia Should Look to Maryland on Redistricting– www.dailysignal.com
News Source EXCERPT: Maryland’s Legislature is run by Democrats, yet it refuses to gerrymander the congressional districts in its state. Virginia Democrats could learn something from the Free State. Like it or…
Democrat tough talk fails in Maryland, where congressional redistricting plan dies on the vine– www.theblaze.com
News Source EXCERPT: A tough pressure campaign from high-profile Democrats has failed to persuade other members of their party in Maryland, where a new congressional map is now off the table. Democrats…
Spanberger Polls Below Majority as Redistricting Vote Nears– www.dailysignal.com
Blurb: As Virginia voters take part in a closely contested redistricting referendum, Gov. Abigail Spanberger is heading toward the final tally with historically low approval numbers. For the first time since the…
Cocky Virginia Dems Starting To Sweat Over April’s Referendum– thefederalist.com
Blurb: The leftists who now control Virginia’s government desperately want you to believe that ripping up a bipartisan congressional map mid-decade for naked political advantage is fair. They insist as much in…
Colorado’s congressional redistricting proposal could flip three Republican House seats | ANALYSIS – Colorado Politics
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