Redistricting Battles Reach Fever Pitch

Their View: Redistricting effort a cynical power-play by win-at-all-cost politicians

The Dallas Morning News

Redistricting battles reach fever pitch

Plus: Latest on the shooting at the Georgia Army base. {beacon} Evening Report Wednesday, Aug. 6 | By Jonathan Easley ©  AP Photo/Mark Black Redistricting battles reach fever pitch THE REDISTRICTING WARS raging across the U.S. took an ugly turn on Wednesday after a bomb threat forced Texas Democrats from a hotel in Illinois. The St.…

No one wins a redistricting war

Last month, President Donald Trump fired the opening salvo of the 2026 midterms by calling on Texas lawmakers to redraw that state’s electoral maps to further advantage Republicans and help keep Republicans in the House. Democrats responded with bombast of their own when the DLCC — the national Democratic organization responsible for coordinating state legislative races — called on blue states to pursue aggressive partisan gerrymanders of their …

Inside the Redistricting Wars

I spoke to the great Julie Mason this afternoon about the redistricting wars and Donald Trump’s efforts get everyone to talk about anything but Jeffrey Epstein. You can listen here.