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Posted on 01/28/2026 1:45:25 AM PST by SmokingJoe
🚨 IT'S OFFICIAL: A Virginia judge has STRUCK DOWN state Democrats' push to gerrymander the state to get more blue seats for the 2026 midterms
"This could foil their efforts to pick up House seats in November...the judge ruled it's INVALID."
BIG WIN! 🔥
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There still is hope for America...as long as God continues to bless it. (Even though we don’t deserve His blessing.)
As of late January 2026, the “redistricting wars” in the US—referring to the ongoing battles over mid-decade congressional map redraws following the 2020 census and influenced by recent Supreme Court rulings—are intensely competitive, with neither party decisively dominating. However, Republicans appear to hold a slight edge overall due to net seat gains in several key states, aggressive pushes by the Trump administration, and setbacks for Democratic efforts in court. This is amid an unprecedented wave of mid-decade redistricting, driven largely by GOP efforts to solidify their narrow House majority ahead of the 2026 midterms, where control could hinge on just a handful of seats. Here's a breakdown based on recent developments:
Key States and Recent Outcomes
Redistricting is playing out state by state, with lawsuits, legislative votes, and court interventions creating a patchwork. Republicans control the process in more states pursuing redraws, but Democrats have mounted countermeasures where they hold power. Major battlegrounds include:
Texas: Republicans secured a major win when the Supreme Court (in a 6-3 decision) reinstated their new map in December 2025, overruling a lower court that called it an illegal racial gerrymander. This adds up to 9 more GOP-favorable seats, though critics argue it's partisan gerrymandering rather than race-based. Net benefit: Republicans.
Florida: GOP leaders are pushing for a special session to redraw maps, potentially netting 1-3 additional Republican seats by targeting Democratic incumbents (e.g., Rep. Darren Soto). The process is ongoing but favored to proceed under full GOP control, despite anti-gerrymandering rules from 2010. Net benefit: Republicans (expected 3-5 gains).
North Carolina, Ohio, and Missouri: These GOP-controlled states have implemented or are finalizing maps that collectively add several Republican-leaning seats (e.g., up to 7 combined in a Republican-favoring scenario)
Ohio's changes are more modest but still tilt GOP. Net benefit: Republicans.
Indiana: Despite heavy pressure from Trump allies (including threats of primaries and super PAC spending), the state Senate rejected a mid-decade redraw in a 19-31 vote last month, sparing two Democratic seats and denying Republicans a potential 9-0 delegation sweep. This is a notable GOP flop.
California: Democrats approved a new map (Proposition 50) that protects vulnerable incumbents, adding about 5 blue-leaning seats while eliminating 3 safe Republican ones. However, the Trump administration is urging the Supreme Court to declare it unconstitutional, which could reverse these gains if successful. Net benefit: Democrats (for now).
Virginia: Democrats aimed for a 10-1 or 9-2 Democratic map, but a state judge ruled their proposed constitutional amendment illegal in early January 2026, blocking the redraw. This is a significant setback for Dems.
They’ll go “judge shopping” and get the decision reversed. This isn’t over yet.
Yes indeed.
No judge shopping left.
On to Virginia Supreme Court then US Supreme Court where Trump usually wins.
A member may be refused a seat if the House or Senate finds that fraud or severe irregularities in the election process make it impossible to determine the true winner. The House or Senate can refuse to seat a representative-elect through an “exclusion” process, which requires only a simple majority vote.
Based on Article I, Section 5 of the U.S. Constitution, each chamber judges the qualifications, elections, and returns of its members, and can exclude them if they fail to meet age, citizenship, or residency requirements, or if the election itself is deemed tainted by fraud.
We have to assume w/ near-certainty that Minnesota elections are dishonest.
If they refuse monitoring, refuse to seat them in the Congress. (minority republican)
This was a circuit court decision and is only binding in Tazewell County. The Democrats will appeal it. Republicans need to be ready for that.
Nope,
Applies to whole state,
Democrats can go to Appeals then state Supreme Court if they want.
Republicans are very ready to take em on.
Nice try though 🤣
Can someone explain why VA can’t do it but other states can?
When a judge doesn’t like the democrats act you know they suck big time.
“Can someone explain why VA can’t do it but other states can?”
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Due to a technicality in VA law.
Watch the brief video:
https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2016303821224395078
From what I understand, in order to present this amendment there must be a intervening election, and you cannot start the process during a election which the democrats did
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Will the Democrats obey the judge?
They missed a deadline clearly specified in "black-letter" statutory law.
Yes.
Unless they want to go to jail,,,,or get shot if they riot again.
“North Carolina, Ohio, and Missouri: These GOP-controlled states have implemented or are finalizing maps that collectively add several Republican-leaning seats (e.g., up to 7 combined in a Republican-favoring scenario)”
Grok is full of shit on this one.
All 3 of these states are final (not “finalizing”), and the GOP may gain a total of ONE seat combined. Assuming they don’t lose any of their marginal districts in OH, NC or MO. There really aren’t any severely marginal GOP districts in Missouri (CD-2 with Ann Wagner comes closest) but there are several in OH and especially NC. If there is a “blue” wave, kiss a few of those goodbye.
The Missouri map may not be used for 2026 at all, but would be a guaranteed +1 for the GOP if it is used.
North Carolina only substantively changed two districts out of the 14 in the state, making one district slightly GOP-leaning instead of being slightly D-leaning. That’s the one seat which could even be called “likely”, as far as Republican pickups go.
Ohio changed almost nothing. There are 3 marginal districts which are currently held by Democrats. The new map pushes 2 of them (CD-1, CD-9) an atom or two to the right, while the other (CD-13) is moved imperceptibly to the left. All 3 of these could have been won by Republicans in 2022 or 2024 because they were ALREADY so marginal. Instead, Republicans were skunked each time.
With 2026 not likely to be *better* than 2022 or 2024, it would take a more substantial shift to call CD-1 or CD-9 a “likely” pickup. They are tossups at best.
Does Grok have an “ass”?. Because that’s where it pulled that GOP+7 number from as pertains to these 3 states. If the MO map is used, and if the GOP sweeps Ohio and takes the NC district, even that pipe dream is +5 at best (+7 is 100% impossible), and +5 would be incredible.
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