"“Damn, California and Virginia were supposed to be our bigger ones,” one House Democrat, speaking on the condition of anonymity to avoid getting out ahead of their leadership, said in a phone interview after the ruling was released. “This means we gotta make sure we have a good wave to win the House ... we have to make sure we win a lot of those toss-ups,” the lawmaker said. “Democrats now have to pitch a perfect game.”"
"“This is a setback that sends a terrible message to Americans - the powerful and elite will do everything they can to silence you. Driving the news: The Virginia Supreme Court overturned the results of an April referendum that temporarily suspended the state's independent redistricting commission. Democrats had been aiming to implement maps that would turn their party's current 6-5 edge in the state's U.S. House delegation into a 10-1 advantage as a way to counter GOP redistricting in Texas and elsewhere."
"“Obviously it's not good news and, coupled with the Voting [Rights] Act decision, it shows that the manipulation that may impact November may be on the Republican side now,” a third House Democrat told Axios. “It's going to be deflating for some, but really it's just a reminder that we are not invincible,” said a fourth House Democrat. “We have felt so much momentum that it starts to feel like you"
Virginia’s Supreme Court overturned an April referendum that temporarily suspended the state’s independent redistricting commission. Democrats had planned to use new maps to expand their U.S. House delegation advantage from 6-5 to 10-1, countering GOP redistricting efforts in other states. The ruling gives Republicans a decisive edge in the mid-decade redistricting contest. GOP state lawmakers are moving to gerrymander multiple Southern states after a U.S. Supreme Court decision weakened the Voting Rights Act. Democrats view the outcome as a setback and a sign that manipulation affecting November may now favor Republicans. Some Democrats describe the result as deflating but also as a reminder that Democrats are not invincible.
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