State lawmakers are launching a rushed effort to overhaul the state’s maps, which currently have a 6-5 split.
Virginia Democrats are poised to enter the nationwide redistricting battle, according to three Democrats familiar with the plans, taking on an effort to redraw the state’s congressional lines just days before closely watched elections in the state.
How exactly the state’s map will change is not yet clear. The state’s delegation is currently split between six Democrats and five Republicans, with three members — Democrat Eugene Vindman and Republicans Rob Wittman and Jen Kiggans — in potentially competitive races.
“We are opening up the process reluctantly because of this aggressive midterm redistricting by Republicans in response to Trump across the country,” said one Virginia Democrat familiar with the plans.
Good. I hope more states follow. Republicans probably won’t stop, so Democrats shouldn’t either. It’d be kind of hilarious to gerrymander the hell out of all the red and blue states so thoroughly that the districts circle back around to actually reflecting the populations of the states. And once it’s all over and the states have reached their end…states…those that had nonpartisan redistricting committees can pretty safely go back to their work. I’m not sure if it would ever shake out that way or if it even makes sense, but I say keep at it. It’s the first step of many to clawing back some tiny bit of control.
HELL YEAH, fight fire with fire.
And let them fully own the shutdown.
Fuck em
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