Trump Started A Redistricting War. Democrats Are Winning It.

[BumRushDaShow]

Source: Huff Post

Apr 22, 2026, 04:59 PM EDT | Updated 11 hours ago


Nine months after President Donald Trump and Republicans launched an unprecedented effort to redraw the lines of congressional districts mid-decade and tilt them in their favor, Democrats appear more likely to benefit from the effort. Following a Tuesday vote in Virginia in which voters approved a new map that would likely eliminate four of five Republican districts in November, Democrats are now set to gain up to 10 seats nationally. Republicans will consider themselves lucky to flip eight.

While an attempt to draw new maps in Florida next week could alter the equation, it’s clear Democratic leaders — egged on by furious grassroots efforts — responded to Trump with a form of ruthlessness many inside and outside the party thought they were incapable of. “What we’re not going to do is unilaterally disarm,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (N.Y.), who played a major role in funding the Virginia referendum, told reporters Wednesday morning at Democratic National Committee headquarters. “Apparently, that’s what Donald Trump believed that we would do.”

It’s enough for some Republicans to experience quiet regret, even if they remain reluctant to point fingers at the president who started it all. “Not for me to decide that,” National Republican Congressional Committee Chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.) told reporters when asked if the mid-decade redistricting fight was worth it. “Wasn’t my decision.”

Appearing Wednesday on CNN, former White House political director James Blair was defiant about the outcome of the redistricting wars, insisting the GOP would still come out ahead. “What I expect is that when all of this redistricting sort of continues this cycle, is that there will be a narrow advantage for Republicans,” said Blair, one of the architects of the redistricting push.

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[no_hypocrisy]

1. When Red States re-district, it's promoted as belated and necessary

redistribution of voters.

When Blue States do it, it's gerrymandering.

Suuuuuuuure!

[everyonematters]

2. I'm sorry, the losers are the voters who don't get fair representation.

[Torchlight]

3. Damned shame for us then that the GOP spit in the wind

blowing our kites higher.

[Johnny2X2X]

4. More red states were already Jerrymandered severely

Outside of a few states, the blue states weren't as Jerrymandered. There was simply more meat on the bone for Dems to bite at and Trump just didn't think the Dems would go nuclear like we have.

And more than that, when you look at a lot of these maps, even in Texas, it seems like the GOP has a lot more districts that are supposed to be barely red, those can be flipped in a wave election like is coming up.

[BumRushDaShow]

5. Exactly

The GOP made sure to gerrymander any state where they controlled the legislatures and that can be seen in the so-called "purple states (like WI, VA, PA, and NC). I know the first 3 in that list have spent years trying to un-gerryander (we here in PA finally broke through in 2018 once we got majority control of the state Supreme Court and (D)s in WI are finally able to get going after gaining their court's majority).

[Johnny2X2X]

6. Michigan

Here in Michigan, we passed a ballot initiative that un Jerrymandered the state. It's now a non partisan commission that draws the lines.

[BumRushDaShow]

8. I think I recall that

Others have a way to go (like GA AZ, & NC)!

[usonian]

7. That ain't the only losing war that he started.

He lacks executive skills.

Only succeeds at grift and compensating for his small



hands.