Tag Archives: Gerrymandering

Democracy’s a pretty simple concept: Voters vote for a politician, the politician with the most votes wins, and that politician then represents voters as an elected official. That’s the idea anyway, right? But what if — just what if — instead of voters picking politicians, politicians instead could choose their own voters? And basically guarantee their own outcomes? That’s what’s …

Donald Trump and Republicans are nervous about the 2026 midterms. The president’s polling numbers are very bad (despite what he claims), and it doesn’t seem like Americans are thrilled with his lackeys in Congress who have supported the administration’s assault on Medicaid and other social services, his hardline immigration crackdown, or his chaotic approach to the economy. Democrats only need …

One of the biggest mysteries that has emerged from the Trump-era Supreme Court is the 2023 decision in Allen v. Milligan. In Milligan, two of the Republican justices — Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Brett Kavanaugh — voted with the Court’s Democratic minority to strike down Alabama’s racially gerrymandered congressional maps, ordering the state to redraw those maps to …

Eric Holder on Why He Reversed Course on Gerrymandering  The New York Times Democratic governors throw support behind Newsom, back partisan redistricting  ABC News Eric Holder endorses Democrats’ plans to combat GOP gerrymandering  MSNBC News Tony Evers, other Democratic governors call on states to ‘respond in kind’ to Trump’s Texas redistricting push  Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Democratic governors advise strong counteroffensive on redistricting  Politico Source link

As Redistricting War Looms, Republicans Have More Plausible Gerrymandering Targets than Democrats  Center For Politics Gov. Abbott was reluctant to do congressional redistricting  The Texas Tribune Trump has opened up ‘a nuclear arms race’ on gerrymandering  The Christian Science Monitor Where could the House GOP redistrict next?  Punchbowl News Democratic poll warns GOP redistricting could cost Republicans up to 7 points in competitive seats  Politico …

Rep. Greg Casar joins Lauren Egan to discuss the aggressive push to redraw congressional maps in Texas ahead of the 2026 midterms, an effort that could violate the Voting Rights Act, suppress minority votes, and set a dangerous precedent nationwide. Leave a comment As always: Watch, listen, and leave a comment. Bulwark+ Takes is home to short videos, livestreams, and …

Congressional midterms are an inevitable ordeal for sitting presidents. More often than not, the honeymoon glow of their election win is long gone, and voters arrive at the ballot box prepared to punish the incumbent party. As Republicans gear up for a grueling fight to hold onto their bicameral majority in Congress, President Donald Trump is already trying to rig …