The Voter Redistricting Gambit

[Cindy Claveau]

 

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Supreme Court allows new California congressional districts that favor Democrats

The Supreme Court has allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.

apnews.com

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed California to use a new voter-approved congressional map that is favorable to Democrats in this year’s elections, rejecting a last-ditch plea from state Republicans and the Trump administration.

No justices dissented from the brief order denying the appeal without explanation, which is common on the court’s emergency docket.

At least SCOTUS is consistent in their wrongness.

 

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The redistricting referendum in Virginia passed.

Virginia Redistricting Referendum 2026 Live Results

See live results from the 2026 Virginia Ballot Measures Special Election. Follow live outcomes as votes are added up on Election Day.

www.nbcnews.com

Virginia voters OK a Democratic effort to redraw the state's congressional map

 

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Fuck off, Washington Postholer. Your importance in journalism has receded faster than Jeff Bezos' hairline.

 

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Republicans air misgivings about redistricting push after Virginia vote

A group of House Republicans openly questioned the mid-decade redistricting war sparked by President Donald Trump on Wednesday, a day after a Democratic victory in Virginia threatened the GOP’s chances of holding onto its slim House majority in November.

FAFO, boyos.

 

[Noodles]

I want to believe but the last ten years have destroyed my ability to have any actual hope for anything.

 

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Boo! BOO!

Virginia judge blocks redistricting referendum result that boosted Democrats' election hopes

Virginia voted by a slim margin on Tuesday to approve U.S. House district maps that could allow Democrats to flip four seats in the state this November.

www.cnbc.com

A Virginia circuit court judge on Wednesday issued an order blocking the results of a congressional redistricting referendum that could net Democrats four extra seats in the U.S. House of Representatives in 2026.

Virginia Attorney General Jay Jones, in a statement, vowed to fight the order issued by Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley, a Republican appointee, a day after Tuesday’s referendum approved the newly drawn districts.

“My office will immediately file an appeal in the Court of Appeals,” Jones said.

Good luck!

 

[Noodles]

Didn't the Supreme Court approve Texas? Getting this through should be a slam dunk.

 

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Getting this through should be a slam dunk.

Uhm, we're talking about the Trump SCOTUS. They could do anything.

 

[Veritable Quandry]

Didn't the Supreme Court approve Texas? Getting this through should be a slam dunk.

The issue here is if it followed the process for a referendum in the Virginia Constitution, so it is a state court question.

 

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[Katheryne Helendale]

Didn't the Supreme Court approve Texas? Getting this through should be a slam dunk.

Dunno about Texas, but Republicans tried challenging California when we did exactly what Virginia did. Republicans lost on appeal, and legal precedent has been established.

 

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It's nearly impossible to play the game when it's rigged so systemically.

FBI Raids Office of Top Democratic Leader in Redistricting Wars

Virginia’s L. Louise Lucas has been unafraid to stand up to Trump. Now, she’s become a target after a major victory.

newrepublic.com

The FBI raided the Portsmouth, Virginia, office of Virginia Senate President Pro Tempore L. Louise Lucas, a Democratic leader in the state behind its redistricting victory, on Wednesday, ostensibly over corruption allegations.

The bureau reportedly has multiple search warrants, and is also raiding a cannabis dispensary co-owned by Lucas next door. Lucas has frequently advocated for marijuana legalization, and in 2022, her business was found by the Virginia Mercury to be selling delta-9 THC, a substance illegal to sell in Virginia, although many of the products in her store were found to be mislabeled.

Lucas is combative on social media, posting memes in support of Virginia’s redistricting effort and going toe-to-toe with Republicans like President Trump and Senator Ted Cruz. That could be why she’s being targeted by the FBI, which under director Kash Patel has vindictively pursued Trump’s critics.