Why is this redistricting fight so cutthroat? Who will win this epic clash? Where does the fight go next?
Why was Texas law enforcement on the lookout for Democratic lawmakers who had fled the state? That question might sound silly, but consider the domino effect that the 2025 Congressional redistricting fight will have on the average American.
The process of reallocating the 435 seats in the US House of Representatives is only supposed to happen after the decennial US census, taken in years ending in zero. But Republicans have demanded an unprecedented mid-decade recount, on the charge that the 2020 census figures included a large number of illegal aliens in blue states, thereby skewing the distribution of US House seats. Democrats are not taking this lying down, and are formulating plans to retaliate.
During August, this fight has moved from the White House to Texas to California to Illinois to Missouri. It’s likely coming soon to your home state. Republicans and Democrats are trading barbs and laying out plans to grab power, gerrymander, and change the course of the 2026 elections.
Why is this redistricting fight so cutthroat? Who will win this epic clash? Where does the fight go next?
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