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Porter: We Welcome Texas Dems Bringing Attention to Absurd Illinois Gerrymandering

Monday on the RealClearPolitics radio show, Andrew Walworth, Tom Bevan, and Carl Cannon break down Democratic legislators walking out of the state of Texas to stall a new congressional map that could benefit the Republicans. Also, two big names entered the 2026 midterm race, asking for Trump's...

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 18h

Pritzker’s Illinois, Temporary Home to Texas Democrats, Is Gerrymandering Hot Spot

Just three of 17 Illinois congressional districts are represented by Republicans in a state where Trump won 44% of the 2024 vote.

USA Today · 1d

Texas Democrats' bolting to Illinois sound familiar? Wisconsin Democrats did the same during the Act 10 fights

Here are some similarities and differences between Texas and Wisconsin Democrats' efforts to fight Republican plans by leaving their states.

Democrat States Are Much More Gerrymandered Than Texas

CBC.ca on MSN · 8h

What's up in Texas? Trump's gerrymandering push, explained

U.S. President Donald Trump isn't hiding that the push to redraw electoral boundaries in Texas is all about helping the Republican Party gain more seats in Congress during the 2026 midterms.

Real Clear Politics on MSN · 1d

Trump: Democrat States Are Much More Gerrymandered Than Texas

President Trump commented on the redistricting battle in Texas, saying Democrat-controlled states like Massachusetts and Illinois are already way more gerrymandered during an interview this morning on

Yahoo · 1d

What happened the last time Texas Democrats fled the state?

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday to deny Republicans a legislative quorum as part of an effort to prevent the GOP from redrawing the Lone Star State’s congressional maps. The move deprives the Texas Legislature of the numbers it needs to function,

Texas, gerrymandering

The Associated Press on MSN · 22h

Is redistricting legal? Texas dispute highlights long history of partisan gerrymandering

The word “gerrymander" was coined in America more than 200 years ago. What to know about the political manipulation in legislative map-making.

Austin American-Statesman · 1d

Is gerrymandering legal in Texas? Here's what the law says

Gerrymandering is often criticized as unethical, but it is not always illegal. The legality depends on how and why the district lines are drawn.

NBC News on MSN · 6h

Democrats draw up plans to retaliate if Republicans gerrymander Texas — but they face legal hurdles

Democrats in America's two biggest blue states are hatching plans to respond in kind to a mid-decade move by Texas to draw a friendlier House map for Republicans

Democrats, GOP and Texas

Hoodline · 1h

Over 50 Texas House Democrats Exit State to Thwart GOP's Alleged Gerrymandering Efforts

Texas House Democrats left the state to block a GOP-led gerrymandering bill, echoing past actions by Wisconsin Democrats. The move aims to protect voting rights and stall Republican efforts to redraw congressional districts.

CBS News on MSN · 1d

Texas Democratic legislators flee state to protest GOP's redistricting plan

Texas Democrats fled the state Sunday, aiming to delay a plan to redraw the state's congressional map and give the GOP a bigger edge — an idea blessed by President Trump.

Washington Examiner · 4h

Democrats try ‘existential threat’ message with Texas redistricting organizing

The existential threat rhetoric and return to underscoring the importance of elections and democracy comes after Democrats lost last year’s election.

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What’s Going on With the Gerrymandering Chaos in Texas?

Trump is pushing the Republicans to redraw the congressional map ahead of the 2026 midterms. Democrats are fighting back ...

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What is gerrymandering and what's happening in Texas?

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Watch: Texas Senate Dems rail against gerrymandering on Voting Rights Act anniversary

Texas Senate Democrats spoke Wednesday morning on their efforts to fight redistricting across the country that they argue are ...

Politicians flee state in Texas gerrymandering fight. Could it happen in Arizona?

Texas lawmakers' drawing new congressional boundaries to advantage Republicans has ignited a national scrum over redistricting.

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Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s Texas Gerrymandering, Says It ‘Undermines Our Democracy’

The post Obama Breaks Silence on Trump’s Texas Gerrymandering, Says It ‘Undermines Our Democracy’ appeared first on TheWrap.

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Texas Dems ripped for 'cartoonishly dumb' strategy to flee to blue state notorious for gerrymandering

Texas Democratic lawmakers arrive in Illinois after fleeing their state to block a Republican redistricting vote that ...

Slingshot News on MSN3h

'We Gotta Fight Fire With Fire': Gov. JB Pritzker Hints At Gerrymandering Illinois To Counter GOP Redistricting In Texas

In his appearance on "The Late Show With Stephen Colbert," Illinois Governor JB Pritzker remarked on GOP's plans to ...

Several states consider redrawing congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight

WASHINGTON — Texas Republicans' push to redraw congressional maps to secure five more GOP seats in the U.S. House has kicked ...

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