Texas Republicans are advancing mid-decade redistricting to gain up to five additional Republican House seats, driven by President Trump's insistence amid serious flooding disasters in the state. This move holds crucial flood-relief measures hostage, preventing Democrats from evading quorum. Democrats, particularly California's leaders, are contemplating retaliatory redistricting to secure potential gains. The opportunity for mid-decade redistricting extends to other Republican-leaning states like Missouri, Florida, New Hampshire, Kansas, Kentucky, Indiana, and Nebraska, where gains may be limited to one additional seat or reinforcing current vulnerable districts.
In order to keep Texas Democrats from fleeing the state to deny the legislature a quorum, Abbott & Co. are holding flood-relief measures hostage until they give Trump and the national GOP what they want.
The potential for mid-decade redistricting isn't necessarily limited to Ohio, Texas, and California. Schemers in D.C. and in the states are looking elsewhere for opportunities wherever their party is in a position to impose its will.
Democrats concerned about Republicans' power grabs haven't been idly watching them scheme. California governor Gavin Newsom and Democrats in the California congressional delegation have been mulling a retaliatory re-redistricting of their state's map.
Texas Republicans are moving ahead with the remap, designed to generate as many as five new Republican House seats in the Lone Star State alone, in response to Trump's insistence.
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