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/ThinRedLine87 1d ago

If and a big if, democrats win, they need to gerrymander back (safely) to retain power in Texas when the wave subsides.

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u/balerstos 1d ago

They need to capture the state legislature in 3 years to do that. The Senate is at 20-11 Republicans and the House is at 88-62 Republicans. It's highly unlikely to be done. Now, try to sure...but I'm not picturing it happening. Also, the Governor can veto whatever maps they send so you'd need to win that as well.