Republican redistricting efforts backfire, creating dummymanders across several states
· World · CBS News, ABC News
Republicans undertook a historic mid-decade redistricting effort to maintain House control, but the GOP was on track to lose all districts it tried to gerrymander. In Texas, Republicans sought to emphasize Trump's gains to win five seats but ended up benefiting Democrats, creating a dummymander. In Ohio, a Republican-drawn map also backfired as Democrats won key seats. North Carolina Republicans pushed a new map to oust Democratic Rep. Don Davis but achieved limited gains.
Why it matters
The redistricting efforts backfired, resulting in Democratic gains and creating dummymanders where the party attempting to gerrymander instead benefited the opposition.
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