Democrats coming to grips with redistricting battle loss
Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA) has had a rough few months. After telling voters that she would not move to redraw the Commonwealth’s congressional district lines, she won a decisive victory — then immediately went back on her word. The very first bill she signed into law as chief executive was to advance her party’s unconstitutional gerrymandering referendum.
TL;DR
- Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger is urging Democrats to stop focusing on partisan redistricting and concentrate on winning the upcoming midterms.
- Spanberger previously promised not to redraw congressional district lines but then supported her party's gerrymandering referendum, which was later invalidated.
- Democrats' redistricting efforts nationally are seen as having backfired, potentially limiting their gains in the House of Representatives.
- House Republicans may have gained up to 17 seats due to the current redistricting, according to one analyst.
- Spanberger's recent actions, including vetoing bills and rejecting a plan to unseat the Virginia Supreme Court, have caused internal friction within the Democratic party.
- The article criticizes Democratic "maximum warfare" tactics in redistricting and compares their situation to Wile E. Coyote.