US EditionLimited options for Democrats to retaliate if Texas Republicans redraw congressional map
TEXAS, AUG 2 – Democrats struggle to counter Texas Republicans' redistricting due to independent commissions limiting partisan map changes, with 95 seats drawn nonpartisan in 2021, officials said.
- Led by Texas Republicans, this redistricting effort seeks to pad their narrow House majority, with no specific seat targets mentioned.
- Before the 2021 redistricting cycle, independent commissions drew 95 House seats Democrats would have otherwise controlled, limiting party manipulation.
- Under state constraints, Democrats would need to repeal or defy the 2008 ballot measure creating an independent redistricting commission, and New York’s constitution bars another map this decade.
- On Friday, Maryland House Majority Leader David Moon said he would introduce legislation to trigger redrawing of congressional lines if Texas proceeds, arguing no state should unilaterally alter control.
- Looking ahead to next year, Democrats are rethinking their nonpartisan approach, which now hampers responses to Republican redistricting efforts in red states.
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'Trump’s little errand boys': Ex-Republican warns GOP 'looking for a cheat code' in midterms
Former Republican and founder of The Lincoln Project Rick Wilson on Sunday delivered a stark warning for Democrats as Texas Republicans work to change the state’s congressional map to provide President Donald Trump with more reliably red districts. “Republicans are looking for a cheat code for the 2026 election,” Wilson explained on MSNBC. “They recognize already they're in deep trouble in a lot of these House districts across the country that a…
What Will Redistricting Mean for the 2026 Midterms?
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RESTRICTING CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 18
By: Travis McGee How did we get here should be the biggest question? We got here through traditional old fashion politics; however, the government should fear “We the People” and not “We the People” fear the government whether that is local, state, or national government. Redistricting is all about Restricting the power, voice, resources, funding, vote, and representation of the historical CD-18 that has been around since 1972, however 53 year…
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What will redistricting mean for the 2026 midterms?
(The Center Square) – A redistricting showdown is in full swing in Texas and California with House Republicans and Democrats scrambling to secure their party’s majority during the second half of Trump 2.0.
Draft Texas congressional map pits Democratic incumbents against each other
Draft Texas congressional map pits Democratic incumbents against each other, spelling possible primary clashes” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Sign up for The Brief, The Texas Tribune’s daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. In their newly p…
In response, even some once-apprehensive Democrats are talking about fighting the "fire with fire." President Trump's aggressive push and Republicans in Texas to pull five Democrats out of the House of Representatives before a single vote is cast in the mid-term elections of 2026 has opened a new chapter in an era of unfettered partisan war. For six months, Democrats have watched, sometimes unsuspectingly and sometimes hopelessly, how Trump and …
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