Texas Republicans unveil congressional map that could gift them five seats

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Anonymous wrote:Texas vs California & Virginia. California and Virginia maps were approved by the voters. Texas was jammed through by the GOP leadership. That's a huge difference.

At the end of the day, there should be a national law against gerryamndering, but the GOP has refused to support it.

I guess for the 2026 cycle, they FAFO'd.

Virginia barely passed. CA constantly obfuscates and is the one that jams through whatever they want. Texas was idiotic to think other Blue states wouldn't follow suit. It's all a mess.

the dems tried for decades to ban gerrymandering...the GOP refused. This is the direct result of that obstenance.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Northern Virginia will ultimately became a separate state with high taxes and liberal policies.

The rest of the State should separate could be a low tax/no tax corporate friendly state if it got rid of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, PW counties.

This would be a disaster for the rural areas. Most of the state budget is funded by the “liberal” parts.

But you probably think that’s a good thing since it would “starve the beast.”

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Northern Virginia will ultimately became a separate state with high taxes and liberal policies.

The rest of the State should separate could be a low tax/no tax corporate friendly state if it got rid of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, PW counties.

Best of luck without 42% of the GDP. https://novaregion.substack.com/p/northern-virginia-economy-grew-by-4b6

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Florida Legislature is backing away slowly. DeSantis might force it anyway to get a job in the administration.

More on Florida:

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Anonymous wrote:Republicans redistricting hard. When you can't win fairly...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-republicans-unveil-congressional-map-that-could-gift-them-five-seats/ar-AA1JADro?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=7f1c90dc109d475c88285f6d195627e9&ei=10

Republicans have unveiled a new congressional map in Texas that would allow the party to pick up as many as five additional congressional seats, an aggressive maneuver that has already met decisive outcry from Democrats and comes as the GOP tries to stave off losses in next year’s midterm elections.

Republicans already hold 25 of Texas’s 38 congressional seats. But at the urging of Donald Trump, Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, called a special session this month to redraw the state’s congressional districts. After contentious hearings across the state, Republicans unveiled their proposed map on Wednesday.

Had the map been in place for the 2024 election, Trump would have carried 30 of the districts, while Kamala Harris would have carried just eight, according to data from Dave’s Redistricting App, an online tool that allows for analysis of voting districts.

The map unveiled on Wednesday represents the most aggressive effort for Republicans. While analysts said Republicans could target three Democratic seats easily, trying to claim more risked spreading GOP voters too thin.

I thought this was supposed to be the determining factor. Apparently they forgot when they made this map.

Guess Texas is turning blue.

Texas is getting a LOT of blue state transplants, if the republicans get too cute, it might backfire on them.

Yes this is the democratic response. Hope and pray Texas only gives the Republicans another 5 seats. You know the democrats will not respond in kind. We are so f((k. The dems will do nothing again.

Mark this post Dems will not redraw any district in any state. The Republicans will.

This post from July aged poorly.

[Anonymous]

Imagine being called stupid losers by Ari Fleischer of all people.

[Anonymous]

😢

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:😢

They should give themselves a break. They tried *everything*, including using Obama to prop up the Nays, but enough people in the state hate Trump and the mid-term gerrymander, that the Yays won. If it's any consolation, this one was pretty close.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Republicans redistricting hard. When you can't win fairly...

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/texas-republicans-unveil-congressional-map-that-could-gift-them-five-seats/ar-AA1JADro?ocid=entnewsntp&pc=U531&cvid=7f1c90dc109d475c88285f6d195627e9&ei=10

Republicans have unveiled a new congressional map in Texas that would allow the party to pick up as many as five additional congressional seats, an aggressive maneuver that has already met decisive outcry from Democrats and comes as the GOP tries to stave off losses in next year’s midterm elections.

Republicans already hold 25 of Texas’s 38 congressional seats. But at the urging of Donald Trump, Texas’s governor, Greg Abbott, called a special session this month to redraw the state’s congressional districts. After contentious hearings across the state, Republicans unveiled their proposed map on Wednesday.

Had the map been in place for the 2024 election, Trump would have carried 30 of the districts, while Kamala Harris would have carried just eight, according to data from Dave’s Redistricting App, an online tool that allows for analysis of voting districts.

The map unveiled on Wednesday represents the most aggressive effort for Republicans. While analysts said Republicans could target three Democratic seats easily, trying to claim more risked spreading GOP voters too thin.

I thought this was supposed to be the determining factor. Apparently they forgot when they made this map.

Guess Texas is turning blue.

Texas is getting a LOT of blue state transplants, if the republicans get too cute, it might backfire on them.

Yes this is the democratic response. Hope and pray Texas only gives the Republicans another 5 seats. You know the democrats will not respond in kind. We are so f((k. The dems will do nothing again.

Mark this post Dems will not redraw any district in any state. The Republicans will.

This post from July aged poorly.

And thank goodness, right? The Republicans have redrawn FIVE states. Thanks to the win yesterday the Democrats have now redrawn, TWO.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:😢

They should give themselves a break. They tried *everything*, including using Obama to prop up the Nays, but enough people in the state hate Trump and the mid-term gerrymander, that the Yays won. If it's any consolation, this one was pretty close.

It was closer than I had hoped for. I’m pragmatist so I voted yes, but this result is nothing to celebrate. Virginia had a decent model and I hate that we had to stoop to Texas and NC-like behavior to save our country from antidemocratic rule. I look forward to putting our fair maps back into action after the threat to the Republic is neutralized.

And my friends on the right - if you feel like this is unjust and you’re disappointed, you have a lot of sympathy from Dems in NC who feel the exact same way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:😢

They should give themselves a break. They tried *everything*, including using Obama to prop up the Nays, but enough people in the state hate Trump and the mid-term gerrymander, that the Yays won. If it's any consolation, this one was pretty close.

It was close. And agree that they did a great job with the messaging. I saw ads that strongly implied Obama supported the NO vote, ads that Spanberger strongly supported the NO vote, ads that suggested that the NO side would be better for Black voters. Lots of uninformed voters and older people were very confused, which I have no doubt led to the closeness of the vote. But once the YES side came out finally came out with the clear message of "If you want to stop Trump, vote YES," I knew YES would win.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think Northern Virginia will ultimately became a separate state with high taxes and liberal policies.

The rest of the State should separate could be a low tax/no tax corporate friendly state if it got rid of Fairfax, Arlington, Loudoun, PW counties.

The rest of the state can be the new West Virginia. Seems like trying to lose weight by cutting off your legs, but whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:😢

They should give themselves a break. They tried *everything*, including using Obama to prop up the Nays, but enough people in the state hate Trump and the mid-term gerrymander, that the Yays won. If it's any consolation, this one was pretty close.

It was closer than I had hoped for. I’m pragmatist so I voted yes, but this result is nothing to celebrate. Virginia had a decent model and I hate that we had to stoop to Texas and NC-like behavior to save our country from antidemocratic rule. I look forward to putting our fair maps back into action after the threat to the Republic is neutralized.

And my friends on the right - if you feel like this is unjust and you’re disappointed, you have a lot of sympathy from Dems in NC who feel the exact same way.

the law keeps the commission in place and makes clear this is a temporary measure.

[Anonymous]

I am failing to understand the crocodile tears from the right on the Virginia vote. Texas started this mess at the behest of Trump. Texas could have ignored it, but didn't.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Heh heh heh

“Some in the GOP said they have been caught off guard by the lengths Democrats have taken to counter their redistricting push.
“There was some naiveté across the board on how well [Democrats] would be able to quickly mobilize,” said a Republican operative, who like some others spoke on the condition of anonymity to give a candid opinion.

The redistricting scramble has frustrated many sitting Republicans in Congress who could be pushed out under the new maps or have seen their longtime districts change. In Indiana, GOP state legislators rejected intense pressure from Trump to draw more red seats, reluctant to cast aside the normal process for partisan gain.
Now the tit-for-tat could work out to something close to a draw.
“We should just call a truce on it and just say mid-cycle redistricting is a bad idea,” said Rep. Andy Harris, the lone Republican in Maryland’s congressional delegation, who would be targeted in a redraw there.”
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/03/13/florida-trump-redistricting-midterms-congress/

Thank you Gavin Newsom. He should be seriously considered as a cabinet position in the next Democratic White House.