Three More Southern States Move Toward All-GOP Gerrymander As Dems Face Setbacks

"Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina are jumping into the ongoing gerrymandering battle between Republicans and Democrats ahead of the November midterm elections, with all three states poised to try to eliminate Democratic Party-held House seats."

"From the beginning, critics argued Democrats were violating the Virginia Constitution in a way that undermined the entire effort aimed at taking the Democrats' six-to-five seat advantage to a ten-to-one edge. The court, by a four-to-three vote, finding a violation of the state constitution, held that this violation irreparably undermines the integrity of the resulting referendum vote and renders it null and void, began Bream's coverage of the topic, adding: The court added that the maps in effect before the referendum are the ones that must be used for the upcoming midterm elections."

"Several other states are scrambling to redraw their maps as well, following last week's Supreme Court decision striking down the use of race as the primary factor in crafting a congressional district. I declare it passed. Tennessee wasted no time in approving a new map that appears to give Republicans an additional seat amid repeated protests. Florida has also approved new maps looking to add four new seats to the Republicans' tally, despite Democrat warnings."

"Our message to Florida Republicans is, F around and find out,' added a clip of House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) from earlier in the month. Both states are already facing lawsuits, including one filed by the NAACP in Tennessee, Bream continued, adding: Additional states, including Alabama, where demonstrations re"

Alabama, Louisiana, and South Carolina are entering the gerrymandering fight ahead of the November midterm elections, aiming to eliminate Democratic-held House seats. Democrats faced a major setback in Virginia when the state Supreme Court struck down a Democratic gerrymander by a four-to-three vote, finding violations of the Virginia Constitution. The court ruled the violation irreparably undermined the integrity of the referendum vote, making it null and void, and ordered that the pre-referendum maps be used for the upcoming midterms. Other states are also redrawing maps after a Supreme Court decision limiting race as a primary factor in congressional district design. Tennessee and Florida approved new maps that could increase Republican seats, while lawsuits and protests followed, including an NAACP filing in Tennessee.

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