VA Court Gives GOP Huge Gift In Redistricting Fight For House

On Friday, the Virginia Supreme Court struck down a voter-approved amendment redrawing its voting districts.

“The decision means that Republicans will likely net seats in the nationwide gerrymandering battle,” Politico explained. “In a maximalist scenario, Republicans could net more than 10 seats from redrawn lines alone — with several Southern states in the midst of redrawing their own districts following a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that gutted much of the Voting Rights Act.”

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