Republicans Score Another Big Redistricting Win as Midterm Elections Approach

Republican efforts to redraw the lines of Missouri’s congressional districts won a victory Thursday as a judge ruled the way they were drawn does not violate the state’s constitution.

As noted by The Hill, the map, if it survives all court challenges, would give Missouri up to seven Republican-leaning districts while two districts lean toward Democrats.

The current map has six GOP-leaning districts and three leaning toward the Democratic Party.

The major change in the map is the new 5th District...