Republicans run a risky strategy for holding the House that rests on redrawn maps

[Dulcinea]

(Politico) A Donald Trump-backed effort to gerrymander Texas would boost the GOP’s attempts to cling to its razor-thin House majority in next year’s midterms — but it also runs a serious risk of backfiring.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state legislature to redraw the map during its special session this summer, following a push from the White House and the Justice Department. Ohio is also required by state law to redraw its lines before next year's midterms. Taken together, Republicans see an opportunity to potentially create more GOP seats, guarding against the possibility of a blue wave in 2026.

But in Texas, Republicans are in danger of creating a so-called dummymander, whereby an attempt to draw more seats for one party accidentally benefits the other. Texas’ congressional map already heavily favors the GOP, so any changes to further benefit the party would have to walk a careful line. Adding Republican voters to blue districts to reduce Democrats' margins means taking those same voters out of the red districts where they reside. The result is more competitive districts across the board — ones Democrats hope to take advantage of as they harness anti-Trump energy in the midterms.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/republicans-texas-gerrymandering-plan-could-140000485.html

[SSJVegeta]

1. Reduce their current safe margins by like 10-15%

Creating a safe margin of 8-12 for all incumbents. If the margins hold, they might gain what 3-4 seats (or more) in a state like Texas. If the margin doesn't hold, they....

Lose everything


I kinda want them to do ittt

[JustAnotherGen]

2. Texas Pubs

Know what they are doing and will likely get away with it. They always do.

[oldmanlynn]

3. California and new york should do the same

But they wont. We should fight fire with fire but we wont.