US EditionDemocratic Strategist Criticizes Party’s Position in Texas Redistricting Dispute
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, AUG 9 – Democratic strategist Julian Epstein admits Democrats have engaged in gerrymandering in blue states, challenging their moral stance amid Texas Republicans' redistricting efforts.
- Democratic legislators in Texas fled the state to avoid voting on a redistricting plan expected to increase Republican seats in Congress due to population growth.
- California Governor Gavin Newsom vowed to counteract Texas' redistricting plan and claimed it would help them gain five congressional seats.
- Julian Epstein criticized his own party, stating blue states have gerrymandered Republicans out of representation, saying, 'They don’t have the moral authority'.
- Representative Brian Harrison accused Democrats of hypocrisy for opposing Texas' redistricting while having gerrymandered their own congressional maps in the past.
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DNyuzDem strategist says party lacks ‘moral authority’ on Texas redistricting fight
Local democrats' efforts to stop Texas lawmakers' plan to redraw the state's congressional map have drawn tons of criticism, including from Democratic strategist Julian Epstein.
High Profile Democratic Strategist Slams Party Over Gerrymandering Double Standard
Democratic lawmakers from Texas have fled to other states to block a redistricting plan expected to boost Republican seats. But critics, including a high-profile Democrat strategist, argue their party has long engaged in the same tactics they now condemn. Key Facts: Texas Democrats left the state to avoid voting on a GOP-led redistricting plan. The plan would add more Republican seats due to Texas’ population growth. Democratic strategist Julia…
Democratic strategist says party lacks ‘moral authority’ on Texas redistricting fight – FOX News
Democratic strategist Julian Epstein: "I think they don’t have the moral authority, and there’s a lot of pearl-clutching going on... "The Democrats don’t have clean hands here. You look at states like Massachusetts, New Jersey[…] Illinois, California, and Democrats have effectively gerrymandered Republicans out of existence."
'Very Damaging': Dem Strategist Fears TX Redistricting Stunt Will Cost Party
Doug Schoen, a longtime pollster and Democratic Party strategist, believes that the party’s stunt aimed at preventing redistricting in Texas will come back to haunt them in future elections. After Texas lawmakers advanced a number of measures out of committee last week — including vital aid for flood victims in Kerr County and a redraw of the state’s congressional map — Democrat House members fled to blue states in order to block a vote .The Tex…
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