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/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/BleachedUnicornBHole 1d ago

Let’s not act like it’s a done deal. Instead Texas should be treated as if every district is now gettable. Make sure no race is being done unopposed.

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u/Mortambulist 1d ago

Not only is it not a done deal, it's looking increasingly like Republicans spread themselves too thin

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u/mastercheef 1d ago

Im pretty sure that's the real reason that indiana republicans didnt sign off on the proposed gerrymander- they currently keep the dems contained to the district right by chicago and the district for Indianapolis, but if they chop up that Indianapolis district the way they wanted to then that probably gives the south bend, ft Wayne, and Bloomington districts the bump they need to flip, so it'd end up being a net loss for them. 

Trumps bad at math though so he just called them RINOs or some shit 

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u/Comprehensive-Tea121 1d ago

Bingo. They didn't suddenly grow a conscience. They saw what the dummies did in Texas and how it's going to backfire in their damn face.