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minus-squareresipsaloquitur@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28·edit-21 month agoRepublicans redistricted to gain an advantage in the midterms assuming democrats wouldn’t. But they did. Republicans never thought democrats would redistrict their districts.
minus-squarepricklypearbear@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·1 month agoYou forgot to mention that the redistricting was in Texas. California democrats decided to propose redistricting in response to Texas.
minus-squarezabadoh@ani.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 month agoMultiple other Red states have gerrymandered or are in the process of gerrymandering in preparation for the 2026 midterm elections: Missouri, North Carolina, Utah, Indiana, Virgina, Louisiana, Ohio, Kansas California’s likely redistricting will be more than counteracted in 2026. Other Blue states besides California are behind the game, and are planning, along with more Red states, for mid-decade redistricting: https://www.newsweek.com/redistricting-map-shows-states-planning-major-changes-10949573
minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoMost red states have gerrymandered the shit out of their districts so they’re not gonna be able to squeeze that many more seats. Blue states have a much better chance of counteracting those votes if they all do their own gerrymandering however.
minus-squarenot_that_guy05@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 month agoAnd California has the democracy to vote to fight back unlike Texas that the party chooses to do whatever they want.
Republicans redistricted to gain an advantage in the midterms assuming democrats wouldn’t. But they did.
Republicans never thought democrats would redistrict their districts.
You forgot to mention that the redistricting was in Texas.
California democrats decided to propose redistricting in response to Texas.
Multiple other Red states have gerrymandered or are in the process of gerrymandering in preparation for the 2026 midterm elections:
Missouri, North Carolina, Utah, Indiana, Virgina, Louisiana, Ohio, Kansas
California’s likely redistricting will be more than counteracted in 2026.
Other Blue states besides California are behind the game, and are planning, along with more Red states, for mid-decade redistricting:
https://www.newsweek.com/redistricting-map-shows-states-planning-major-changes-10949573
Most red states have gerrymandered the shit out of their districts so they’re not gonna be able to squeeze that many more seats. Blue states have a much better chance of counteracting those votes if they all do their own gerrymandering however.
I hope you’re right…
And California has the democracy to vote to fight back unlike Texas that the party chooses to do whatever they want.