As Democrats celebrate what is starting to look like a victory in a mid-decade redistricting war that they did not start, a less sunny future is just over the horizon: another potential gutting of the Voting Rights Act by the Supreme Court.
Any response has to include repeating what just happened in Virginia. There are many states bluer than it that have self-imposed limits on gerrymandering. New York, Washington and Colorado could offset the gains Republicans make from southern states. I have no doubt the efforts by southern states to redraw districts will light a fire under Democrats in blue states.
There is in fact a plan that has been discussed in a number of quarters: stack SCOTUS once a Democrat becomes POTUS again. Republicans have proven time and time again that they will support anyone, regardless of ethical, moral, or criminal malfeasance. They have already gone scorched earth. Like the recent VA gerrymander, you don't bring a stick to a knife fight.
Any response has to include repeating what just happened in Virginia. There are many states bluer than it that have self-imposed limits on gerrymandering. New York, Washington and Colorado could offset the gains Republicans make from southern states. I have no doubt the efforts by southern states to redraw districts will light a fire under Democrats in blue states.
There is in fact a plan that has been discussed in a number of quarters: stack SCOTUS once a Democrat becomes POTUS again. Republicans have proven time and time again that they will support anyone, regardless of ethical, moral, or criminal malfeasance. They have already gone scorched earth. Like the recent VA gerrymander, you don't bring a stick to a knife fight.
Dems need to copy Magyar and Hungary and go talk solutions with rural voters and stop whining about Trump 24/7