AOC Calls on Dems to “Play by Same Rules” Republicans Do on Gerrymandering

Following the calamitous U.S. Supreme Court ruling on Wednesday that dismantled enforcement mechanisms for the Voting Rights Act of 1965, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) told reporters that, if Republicans continue trying to redistrict their states to gain a political advantage in the 2026 midterms, Democrats should respond in kind. Ocasio-Cortez has been a staunch proponent of…
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Californians Back Prop 50 Redistricting Measure by Nearly 2-to-1 Spread — Poll

New polling of California voters shows strong support for temporarily changing the state’s process of drawing congressional boundaries in order to diminish the effects of a nationwide Republican gerrymandering scheme. At the behest of the Trump administration, several GOP-led states have either started or completed redistricting processes to give their party added advantages in next year’s…
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North Carolina Republicans Pass New Gerrymandered Maps Ahead of Midterms

On Tuesday, North Carolina’s Republican-led state legislature got closer to approving new congressional district lines, part of a nationwide scheme by Republicans and President Donald Trump’s political team to stop Democrats from potentially gaining control of Congress following the upcoming 2026 midterms. Democrats are hoping to win enough seats to take control of the U.S.
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