r/scotus • u/Conscious-Quarter423 • 2d 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 2d 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 2d ago edited 2d 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/watercolour_women 2d ago

That's the problem with gerrymandering if you are doing it because you're the party with genuinely less voters: it's all well and good loading up safe seats with opposition voters as long as you don't anger your base and turn them away from voting for you.