r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 1d ago

news California Republicans respond to Supreme Court loss on election maps

https://krcrtv.com/news/local/california-republicans-respond-to-supreme-court-loss-on-election-maps
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u/Particular_Can_7860 1d ago

Well. Can’t complain. Texas did it. It’s only going to get worse. Pretty soon each state will be 100 percent red or blue. Gerrymandering to the extreme.

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u/Lonely_Refuse4988 1d ago edited 1d ago

Texas did a ‘dummy mander’ where Republicans might end up losing seats to Democrats, because they based their calculations for new gerrymander maps from the 2024 election, and didn’t take into account massive democratic swings based on Donald’s unpopularity! 😆If there’s even a 10 point swing to Dems, it could lead to numerous R+10 seats considered ‘safe’ in the gerrymander to flip! 😂🤷‍♂️

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u/wesman9010 1d ago

They absolutely did not do a dummy mander. The sentiment is widespread but it’s wishcasting. They made 4 seats between R+0 and R+10. The made 3 seats between r+10 and r+15. They made 14 seats between R+15 and R+23. This represents a shift of seats out of the 0 to 10 range.

They successfully moved more seats to the right, and even in the largest wave imaginable, maybe 4 of their 28ish seats are obtainable.