With the thougfhts of Democrats regaining a majority in the 2027 US House?
Trump and Co. are trying to game next years midterm elections by redrawing the Democrats out of US House seats….
Trump IS leaniong on Red State Governor’s to launch redistricting effort thru redarwing maps to cut out Democratic House seats….
Back in the day the Courts would NOT allow this….
But with Trump own ing the US Justice Dept. and US Supreme Court?
Republicans are pressing forward….
Democrats ARE gearing up to counter this with their own redicticting efforts….
Democrats have repeatedly promised to “fight fire with fire,” relying on the states they control. But they face more obstacles — and have taken few concrete steps toward redrawing blue-state maps outside California…
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“Our more moderate members in both the House and Senate — this is not something they would be inclined to do,” said Gregg Keller, a Republican strategist in Missouri, the next red state expected to redraw its maps. “However, when it became clear that these calls were coming directly from the president, directly from the White House, that this was part of a larger national strategy, they realized they were going to need to go along with it whether they liked it or not.”…
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“The pressure from the White House is intense,” said Republican state Rep. Ed Clere, who said he has not been contacted but knows others who have. Clere has previously said special sessions “should be reserved for emergencies,” and that Trump’s “desperation to maintain a U.S. House majority by stacking the deck in favor of Republicans does not constitute an emergency.”…
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Democrats are eager to hit back by squeezing more blue congressional seats out of states they lead. But they control fewer states than Republicans and in some cases have to overcome independent redistricting commissions meant to prevent gerrymandering….
Update….
NY and Maryland could join the redistricting action…
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) opened the door to more Democratic redistricting efforts across the country, as he pledged to respond “appropriately” to any similar actions undertaken by Republicans….
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Democrats have launched a redistricting effort in California, and other blue states have signaled an interest in undertaking a similar endeavor….
Note….
Democrats ARE a step behind this because of giving up Direct power in reditricting to independent groups, something Republican do NOT have to deal with in Red state’s….