{"id":598788,"date":"2026-05-09T12:20:32","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=598788"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:20:32","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T12:20:32","slug":"midterms-looking-better-for-republicans-after-dems-redistricting-fight-disaster","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/?p=598788","title":{"rendered":"Midterms looking better for Republicans after Dems\u2019 redistricting fight disaster"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Congressional Republicans have reportedly gained a notable advantage going into the midterms thanks to recent redistricting wins.<\/p>\n

The latest decision came Friday, when the Virginia Supreme Court blocked a heavily gerrymandered map that would have granted Democrats several additional House seats in the state.<\/p>\n

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The Supreme Court of Virginia just struck down a proposed 10-1 map from democrats.<\/p>\n

What a win!<\/p>\n

So much for them being the party of \u201cfairness.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/X2xD9YI4ES<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 Mat Nuclear (@MatNuclear) May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Prior to that, Tennessee\u2019s GOP-led Legislature pushed through a new map that eliminated Democrats\u2019 only seat in the state by getting rid of a majority-black district.<\/p>\n

The move in Tennessee was only possible because of the Supreme Court\u2019s decision days earlier to strike down districts that were drawn based solely on race in what\u2019s known as racial gerrymandering.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Supreme Court \u2026 in the case of Louisiana v. Callais, struck down a Louisiana congressional map that a group of voters who describe themselves as \u2018non-African American\u2019 had challenged as the product of unconstitutional racial gerrymandering,\u201d according to SCOTUSblog<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The ramifications of these separate but linked moves appear to be massive, judging by new numbers out late this week showing Republicans trouncing Democrats in the ongoing redistricting wars:<\/p>\n

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CNN Redistricting Update:<\/p>\n

Passed:
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" Texas: +5
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" Florida: +4
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" Ohio: +2
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" North Carolina: +1
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" Missouri: +1
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" Tennessee: +1
\n\"\ud83d\udd35\" California: +5
\n\"\ud83d\udd35\" Utah: +1<\/p>\n

Total Passed:
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" Republicans: +14
\n\"\ud83d\udd35\" Democrats: +6<\/p>\n

Pending:
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" Louisiana: +1
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" Alabama: +1
\n\"\ud83d\udd34\" South Carolina: +1 pic.twitter.com\/wpBB0NPxfB<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 OSZ (@OpenSourceZone) May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

However, because of President Donald Trump\u2019s low poll numbers, not to mention current economic conditions because of the Iran war, many Democrats remain confident about their chances \u2014 including Carrie Dann of The Cook Political Report.<\/p>\n

\u201cRepublicans have undoubtedly strengthened their structural advantage and could now theoretically net as many as 13 seats from redistricting, but the national political environment remains grim for the GOP, and several of the seats Republicans redrew in their favor remain very competitive in 2026,\u201d Dann told NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u201cA more realistic net gain for Republicans from redistricting alone is five to seven seats, which is unlikely to be enough to stop significant Democratic gains in November. Democrats remain the favorites in November, just no longer overwhelmingly so,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

She wasn\u2019t wrong, though. Democrats do remain the favorite, though that could change further if the Iran war ends and economic conditions rapidly rebound.<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of stuff has been upended by the conflict in Iran,\u201d a Republican strategist told NBC News. \u201cI think everyone is on the same page that we would all like that to end for a variety of reasons.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re seeing the signs of an economy that is trying to come back to life \u2014 something like a conflict with Iran is what\u2019s holding it back. We get that done, I think we\u2019re in a good spot,\u201d they added.<\/p>\n

Republicans, for the most part, remain comfortable with the advantages they\u2019ve accrued in the redistricting wars. Republican Rep. Richard Hudson said in a statement that Friday\u2019s Virginia court ruling was \u201cyet another sign Republicans have the momentum heading into November.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019re on offense, and we\u2019re going to win,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

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Chairman @RepHudsonNC<\/a> Statement on NRCC Victory as Court Strikes Down Illegal Virginia Democrat Gerrymander pic.twitter.com\/n7LrBDzXYK<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 NRCC (@NRCC) May 8, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Funnily enough, some Democrats think the exact same thing.<\/p>\n

Democrat Rep. Suzan DelBene said in a Friday statement that Democrats \u201cremain poised to retake the House majority in November\u201d despite the Virginia ruling.<\/p>\n

In a separate post on social media, she complained about the Virginia ruling.<\/p>\n

\u201cToday, four unelected judges decided to cast aside the will of the voters in Virginia,\u201d she wrote<\/a>. \u201cThis is a setback that sends a terrible message to all Americans \u2013 the powerful and elite will do everything they can to silence you. House Democrats will not let this happen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another Democrat, a national strategist, told NBC News that, despite Friday\u2019s ruling, it \u201cdoes not change our overall outlook in how we are thinking about and our confidence in winning back the House.\u201d<\/p>\n

The strategist added that Republicans have shown \u201cthey don\u2019t give a s\u2013t about\u201d voters by now calling for taxpayer funds to be used to pay for President Trump\u2019s desired ballroom.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou\u2019re paying $4.60 for gas and Trump and House Republicans want to use your tax dollars not to help lower prices but to pay for a gold-laden ballroom for him to drink Champagne in?\u201d the Democrat noted. \u201cYou can\u2019t dream up a better contrast if you tried.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Congressional Republicans have reportedly gained a notable advantage going into the midterms thanks to recent redistricting wins. The latest decision came Friday, when the Virginia Supreme Court blocked a heavily gerrymandered map that would have granted Democrats several additional House seats in the state. The Supreme Court of Virginia just struck down a proposed 10-1… Continue reading Midterms looking better for Republicans after Dems\u2019 redistricting fight disaster<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":598789,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,22,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-598788","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-border-security","category-immigration","category-immigration-reform","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598788","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=598788"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/598788\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/598789"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=598788"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=598788"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/buglecall.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=598788"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}