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CNN: How Virginia Democrats drew up a US House map to all but lock out Republicans
The plan would reshape districts in Washington suburbs, Richmond and the Blue Ridge to create seats that voted for Kamala Harris by single digits.
- On Tuesday, Virginia Democrats ask voters to approve a new congressional map designed to flip four Republican House districts and secure a 10 of 11 delegation in the state.
- Democratic leaders adopted a maximalist approach after internal disagreement, carving northern Virginia into five separate districts to capture conservative rural areas and consolidate electoral advantage.
- The proposed 6th District connects liberal towns along the Blue Ridge Parkway, while the 2nd District near Norfolk shifts to favor Democrats by about five percentage points.
- Opponents ran ads noting that Gov. Abigail Spanberger and President Barack Obama previously backed nonpartisan redistricting, highlighting the shift to a partisan strategy.
- This plan differs from the 2021 map drawn by court-appointed experts, as the redistricting battle intensifies following similar maximalist strategies deployed by Texas Republicans last year.
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How Virginia Dems Drew a Map To All But Lock Out the GOP
The plan dramatically reworks entire sections of the state, slicing up deep blue districts in the Washington, DC, suburbs and around Richmond, and creates a new district running along the Blue Ridge Mountains that connects liberal cities.
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