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.
- Some Democrats are reconsidering their approach to redistricting due to Republicans redrawing the congressional map in Texas.
- Republicans are changing the congressional map in Texas to create as many as five new winnable seats for their party.
- At a gathering in Wisconsin, several Democratic governors expressed the need to retaliate against these changes.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom stated, 'We can’t have one state... continuously trying to one-up and alter the course of congressional control while the other states sit idly by.
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Could Democrats Turn To Gerrymandering After Texas Redistricting Fight? Here’s What To Know
Independent redistricting commissions, which are largely backed by Democrats to prevent gerrymandering, drew 95 congressional seats that would have been otherwise drawn by Democrats, versus 13 that would have been drawn by Republicans.
What Will Redistricting Mean for the 2026 Midterms?
(Just The News)—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. Changes to the congressional map are usually reserved for end-of-decade Census years, but lawmakers in battleground states are using redistricting as a political tool to win a majority in the U.S. House of Representatives next year, when all House s…
'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…
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.
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