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The Supreme Court handed Republicans a massive win on Thursday.
The justices ruled that Texas could move forward with its new congressional map for the 2026 midterms. The state could pick up as many as five GOP seats, which strengthens the party’s hand heading into a crucial election cycle.
“Thedecisionoverturns,atleastfornow,alower-courtrulingthatthenewmapswerelikelyanunconstitutionalracialgerrymander.Thatdecisionhadblockedlawmakersfromusingthemapsinthemidterms,”theNewYorkTimesreported.
Thehighcourt’sactionisasignificantboostforPresidentDonaldTrump,whohasbeenpushingRepublican-controlledstatesacrossthecountrytoundertakemid-decaderedistrictingtofightbackagainstyearsofDemocratgerrymanderinginbluestates.
Democratsspentyearscarvingupstatestosecurepermanentpower.NowthatRepublicansarepushingback,theleftiscryingfoulandhasbeenpromisingtoredistricttheirstatesevenfurther.
Themedia,ofcourse,pretendsthatRepublicansstartedthisfight.
Themidcycleredistrictingpush,outsidethepoliticalnorm,isatthecenterofMr.Trump’smidtermstrategy.Ith
