The Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act and won’t stop racist gerrymandering. Bad news.
With this final blow to minority voting rights advocates & Democrats, all 50 states now have an operative congressional map in place for 2022. https://t.co/4LdOZxBNpO
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 28, 2022
Final 2022 redistricting scorecard: @CookPolitical estimates a GOP gain of three seats from new maps *alone.* That was almost exactly our pre-redistricting forecast. But it's a seven (!) seat swing against Dems vs. our early March forecast. https://t.co/kk9BwpwARX pic.twitter.com/ptgearORo2
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 28, 2022
The once-a-decade process of redrawing the country's congressional districts has given Republicans a major edge — but that's not the only consequence. https://t.co/ekkF1SHIMm
— ABC News Politics (@ABCPolitics) June 29, 2022
Hard to overstate what a radical step this would be, given that many swing-state legislatures are gerrymandered in ways that self-perpetuate GOP control. Would decimate checks and balances. https://t.co/ozO9KoGlmN
— Dave Wasserman (@Redistrict) June 30, 2022
Sad! 