Democrats Warn of Retaliation Against GOP Redistricting Efforts
TL;DR
Two Democratic governors, Gavin Newsom of California and JB Pritzker of Illinois, have threatened to respond if Texas Republicans proceed with redrawing congressional maps to favor their party, highlighting a potential national escalation in partisan gerrymandering efforts amid Texas's aggressive redistricting push supported by the White House and Republican leaders.
Topics:nationpolitics#california#democratic-governors#gerrymandering#illinois#politics#texas-redistricting
- Two Democratic Governors Say if Texas Redraws Congressional Maps, They May Too The New York Times
- Democrats Have Few Tools to Counter G.O.P. Redistricting The New York Times
- Texans, Democrats condemn GOP redistricting plans at first public hearing The Texas Tribune
- Republicans want to game the next election. Could Democrats get ‘ruthless’ to respond? CNN
- Democrats rally in Texas over Trump order to redraw districts: ‘The only way they can keep power is to cheat’ The Guardian
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