Partisan Redistricting Battles Shape Future Elections
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Democrats are defending their countermeasures against Texas Republicans' redistricting plans, which aim to flip five House seats, with some party leaders considering aggressive responses like redrawing maps in other states. Key figures like Bernie Sanders and Eric Holder support responding in kind to Republican gerrymandering, while Texas Governor Greg Abbott dismisses Democratic efforts as weak. Democratic governors in New York and Illinois defend their redistricting processes, emphasizing adherence to protocol and contrasting their actions with Texas.
- ‘Fighting Fire With Fire,’ Democrats on Defense as Texas Redistricting Looms The New York Times
- Analysis | Redistricting battle underscores an age of partisan divisiveness The Washington Post
- How did we get all this gerrymandering? A short history of the Republican redistricting scheme The Guardian
- Democrats make a Trump-inspired U-turn on redistricting Politico
- 4 possible outcomes of a gerrymandering battle royale CNN
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