Greg Abbott accused of trying to ‘fix’ midterms for Republicans by redrawing congressional maps
Greg Abbott accused of trying to ‘fix’ midterms for Republicans by redrawing congressional maps
www.theguardian.com
Greg Abbott accused of trying to ‘fix’ midterms for Republicans by redrawing congressional maps
Again, they forgot to say AGAIN
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Redistricting_in_Texas#History
Rigging the districts is a long-standing Texas tradition, running straight back to the state's founding. Under the current map, the State Senate is so meticulously drawn that Texas would need a 60/40 Dem voting majority to have a prayer of flipping it.
Abbott is trying to squeeze yet another ounce of tomato juice from a crushed can.
At this point the only way to realistically get that squeeze is to create more districts that are "very safe" versus "locked in," and at least some Republicans will push back to save their own skin. Texas won't need to go blue for this to backfire or at least be of minimal impact.
This is as close as I get to optimism about state politics though.
At this point "accused" seems like it should be "Duly recognized"