Posted on 05/04/2026 6:34:11 PM PDT by Red Badger
Map seeks to maximize GOP House seats ahead of midterms
ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida’s new congressional map is now official.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced on X.com that he signed the redistricting bill lawmakers passed last week with a simple post showing the map, with the words “Signed, Sealed, and Delivered.”
A few hours later, the first lawsuit was announced.
The new map redraws a number of districts, particularly in Central Florida, the Tampa area, and South Florida.
DeSantis pushed for the mid-decade redistricting for a few reasons.
1. He said the influx of new residents after the 2020 Census necessitated a new map.
2. The U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais would end drawing maps to favor minority representation.
However, another reason is that President Trump called on Republican states to redraw congressional maps to better favor Republicans and hopefully hold onto the U.S. House majority in the midterm elections in November.
[INTERACTIVE: Slide the middle bar to see how the district map would change if approved]
MAP AT LINK.............
The map, which DeSantis’ office drew, seeks to remove several Democratic majority districts and maximize Republican majority districts in the state.
For instance, the new map redraws U.S. House District 9, a majority Hispanic district, so that it now stretches from Orange County down to Glades County, adding more registered Republicans.
The map is expected to come under legal scrutiny from several groups, however, because critics say it flies in the face of Florida’s Fair Districts Amendment, which was overwhelmingly passed in 2010. That amendment to the Florida Constitution says maps cannot be drawn to favor an incumbent or a political party. Districts are also supposed to be drawn to be compact.
On Monday afternoon, prominent election lawyer Marc Elias filed a lawsuit in Florida’s Second Circuit Court in Leon County, seeking to block the map from being used, on behalf of the Equal Ground Education Fund and several Florida voters.
“The 2026 Plan was not compelled by any legal mandate or neutral justification,” the lawsuit reads. “It cannot, for example, be explained by a desire to adhere to traditional redistricting principles. Indeed, although the map no longer even attempts to comply with the Fair Districts Amendment’s protections for minority voters, which the Governor has argued requires traditional redistricting principles to be compromised, the 2026 Plan is less compact and introduces more county and city splits than the 2022 Plan.”
“The 2026 Plan can only be explained by the same purpose that has been openly stated for months: to maximize Republican congressional representation,” the lawsuit adds.
You can read the full complaint HERE.
https://www.democracydocket.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/2026-05-04-Complaint.pdf
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LOL from the same people who were cheering when Virginia did it..this wont be successful for the lil commie punk
Um, didn’t the supremes just rule on this?
CC
Deeeeeee-nied!
You mean the illegitimate supreme court!
They sure did
Marc Elias. Figures. I consider him one of the most evil Americans alive today. He is the mastermind behind Democrat vote fraud. He is like a slug that leaves behind a slime trail of the worst people ever to hold elected office.
Elias will Judge shop and get an initial ruling in his favor so be prepared. But it will ultimately fail.
“Elias will Judge shop and get an initial ruling in his favor so be prepared”
Even Stevie Wonder could have seen this coming. Tie it up in court so that Rats benefit in 2026. Worry about 2028 later.
If FL gets stalled and VA gets greenlighted (both worst case scenarios), Republicans can still break even or come out slightly ahead in the Great 2025-26 Redistricting War *IF* the southern states (TN, AL, LA, MS, SC) come through. Maximum likely effect of those 5 states is about 5 seats for 2026.
That alone won’t be enough to stop the presumed “blue” wave (size not yet totally clear) which is coming in November, but every bit of Republican resistance helps.
Marc Elias. (spit)
What a total Pence of Schiff MarkElias is..
Yep.
Where’s the Ron Paul Meme …
It’s Happening!!👍
He looks every bit the scummy, unprincipled part. A Leftist thug if there ever was one.
How come we can’t get any crazy assassins on our side to do our dirty work?
Probably because we are largely individualists not collectivists, so our minds aren’t as susceptible to...what did Elon Musk call it...?
The Woke Mind Virus.
I for one don’t mind if we don’t play their game, but...I would surely like to see us take their power plays and use legal, constitutionally based tactics to turn the tables on them.
Starting with eliminating the filibuster. It is Constitutional. It is legal. Do it.
If you look up scummy RAT piece of shit politician in the dictionary, this is the picture you will find.
Marc Elias ping
On Monday afternoon, prominent election lawyer Marc Elias filed a lawsuit in Florida’s Second Circuit Court in Leon County, seeking to block the map from being used, on behalf of the Equal Ground Education Fund and several Florida voters.
The picture of Marc Elias reminded my of Bobcat Goldthwait.
Just trying to stall the process into the primary season.
People around here seemed to have forgotten the RATs explicitly tried to do that after the successful Biden coup. It is only because of two of the enemies own Senators that American remains a Republic today.
I can't emphasize enough how terrified I was that America was going to die after the RATs stole majority control of the Senate and Trump's rightful return to the White House. Of course the party of evil hounded them and set its minions upon them for during not to goose-step in formation with the rest of the Junta. They are gone from the Senate now. The evil party does not tolerate dissent in its ranks.
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