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This follows an unusual mid-cycle partisan redistricting effort by Republicans in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri.
After President Trump called on red states with trifectas,
that is, with Republican governors and state legislatures in the same state, to create more seats favorable to his party.
Three other blue states, California, Illinois, and Maryland, have responded in kind and are looking at ways to increase seats favorable to Democrats.
Normally, redistricting happens every 10 years after the census is taken, but that custom appears to be yet another political norm cast aside during the Trump era.
Virginia Democrats will discuss redrawing the state's congressional district maps to favor Democrats.
This follows an unusual mid-cycle partisan redistricting effort by Republicans in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri.
After President Trump called on red states with trifectas...
that is, with Republican governors and state legislatures in the same state, to create more seats favorable to his party.
Three other blue states, California, Illinois, and Maryland, have responded in kind and are looking at ways to increase seats favorable to Democrats.
Normally, redistricting happens every 10 years after the census is taken, but that custom appears to be yet another political norm cast aside during the Trump era.
Virginia Democrats will discuss redrawing the state's congressional district maps to favor Democrats.
This follows an unusual mid-cycle partisan redistricting effort by Republicans in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri, after President Trump called on red states with trifectas, that is, with Republican governors and state legislatures in the same state, to create more seats favorable to his party.
Three other blue states, California, Illinois, and Maryland, have responded in kind and are looking at ways to increase seats favorable to Democrats.
Normally, redistricting happens every 10 years after the census is taken, but that custom appears to be yet another political norm cast aside during the Trump era.
Virginia Democrats will discuss redrawing the state's congressional district maps to favor Democrats.
This follows an unusual mid-cycle partisan redistricting effort by Republicans in Texas, North Carolina, and Missouri, after President Trump called on red states with trifectas, that is, with Republican governors and state legislatures in the same state, to create more seats favorable to his party.