The battle for control of Congress in the midterms may be over before voting starts. And it all has to do with the ongoing political war concerning redistricting.
Florida may be looking to see what happens to Texas, but it is already making moves and is looking to redraw district lines in the Sunshine State, even though it may be unconstitutional, as it likely violates the “Voting Act.” Consequently, expect moves to block it.
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News4JAX anchor Bruce Hamilton talked with Miles Coleman, a political analyst with the University of Virginia Center for Politics, about the redistricting fight — a fight that some call “corruption, plain and simple.”
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Texas Republicans were unable again Monday to approve new congressional districts to meet President Donald Trump’s demands as California Gov. Gavin Newsom and other Democrats urged Republicans to stand down and avoid a partisan brawl spanning multiple statehouses.
Texas Democratic lawmakers remained outside of Texas after leaving the state to deny their GOP colleagues the quorum necessary to vote on Trump’s aggressive redistricting play and push the stalemate into its second week. The president’s agenda also spurred Democratic governors, including Newsom, to pledge retaliatory redistricting efforts in their states — setting up the possibility of an extended standoff that could upend the 2026 midterm elections.