Ill-Fated GOP Plot Foreshadowed Democrats’ Plans for 2026 Redistricting Redo

Ill-fated Republican plot foreshadowed Democrats’ plans for 2026 maps redo

In joining a national redistricting arms race sparked by President Donald Trump, Virginia Democrats say they may impose a maximalist gerrymander that would disadvantage four of the state’s five Republican congressional representatives.Republicans are crying foul.But 12 years ago, Republicans in the Virginia Senate broke tradition by trying to force through a mid-decade redistricting of their own in an effort to win an outright majority in the ch…

Ill-fated GOP plot foreshadowed Democrats’ plans for 2026 redistricting redo

In 2013, Senate Republicans sprung a surprise mid-decade effort to redraw district boundaries in their favor. Democrats lacked the votes to stop it, but the controversial move was short-circuited by GOP House Speaker Bill Howell.