US EditionObama urges Virginians to vote for redistricting measure
Obama supports a temporary redistricting measure that could help Democrats gain up to four congressional seats, aiming to counter GOP gerrymandering ahead of the 2026 midterms.
- On Thursday, Former President Barack Obama endorsed Democrats' redistricting effort in Virginia after the state Supreme Court cleared the way for the April 21 election.
- To enable the change, the amendment would let the General Assembly redraw congressional maps until after the 2030 Census, allowing Democratic map-drawers to target Republican-held U.S. House seats by snaking lines from heavily Democratic suburbs around Washington, D.C.
- Addressing voters directly, Obama urged Virginians to support the referendum, saying `In April, Virginians can respond by making sure your voting power is not diminished by what Republicans are doing in other states.`
- A statewide vote on April 21 will decide if Virginia voters approve the map, with early voting starting March 6 and state Supreme Court approval required for it to take effect.
- This coast-to-coast push has produced nine GOP-friendly seats and six seats favoring Democrats, part of a nationwide mid-decade redistricting effort that began last year in Texas at President Donald Trump's behest.
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Obama backs Virginia redistricting push | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redraw congressional lines in Virginia, the latest front in a nationwide redistricting battle ahead of this year's midterm elections.
Virginia's Got Some *Sic Semper Tyrannis* For Trump's Face!
VA Gov. Abigail Spanberger giving the Dem response to Trump’s bullshit speech the other weekDay 410 of the New World Order, and how we need some happy news! Let us look to the state also known as the Mother of Presidents and Missy Elliott, the Old Dominion, Wahoo country, the one for Lovers. Virginia! After the state Supreme Court approved on Wednesday, early voting has begun there on that state-wide congressional redistricting referendum! Shoul…
Former President Obama throws support behind Virginia Democrats’ redistricting effort
Obama is featured in a video paid for by Virginia for Fair Elections calling out Republican-led states that have “taken the unprecedented step” of redrawing congressional maps.
Former President Barack Obama is promoting a Democratic effort to redesign the lines of Congress in Virginia, the last front in a national district redistribution battle before this year’s mid-term elections Thursday’s announcement comes a day after the state Supreme Court allowed the issue of district redistribution to be put to the vote for the April 21 elections. Early voting begins on Friday.
Obama, Spanberger endorse Virginia redistricting referendum after highest court clears way for vote
After the Supreme Court of Virginia ruled Wednesday that Virginia Democrats' controversial mid-decade redistricting proposal can proceed as planned, former U.S. President Barack Obama and Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) have endorsed the decision, though some Republican lawmakers remain strongly opposed.
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