Poll Shows Virginia Voters Oppose Democrats’ Redistricting Takeover
Old Dominion Democrats are facing backlash for pushing a radical redistricting effort, which even they are admitting is “unfair.” Rep. Don Beyer (D-Va.) confessed in an interview that the Democratic-dominated General Assembly’s proposed congressional district maps, which would strip Republicans of four seats in the U.S. House of Representatives and likely give Democrats 10 of the state’s 11 seats, are a tough sell for Virginians, who have already started voting in a controversial referendum on the matter.