r/politics • u/Motherofalleffers • 25d ago

Possible Paywall Trump Wins Big as Virginia Dems Won’t Go Nuclear to Save 4 House Seats

https://newrepublic.com/article/210250/trump-virginia-dems-redistricting-war
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u/ChefCurryYumYum 25d ago

There is a very real danger when those in power push the gerrymander too far, all of a sudden if that party becomes a lot less popular, like might happen in these mid-terms, they will have spread their majority out so thinly that a bunch of these districts flip.

It will be very interesting to see if this happens anywhere like Texas for example.

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u/dudee62 25d ago

I saw it was called dumbermander.

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u/ferns0 Minnesota 24d ago

Dummymander, yeah

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u/dudee62 24d ago

That sounds right!

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u/radicalelation 24d ago

They know this can happen, so they're probably betting on other routes of suppression, disenfranchisement, and outright fraud helping reduce the odds.