Melissa Murray: Mid-Decade Redistricting Is Happening Because Trump Knows GOP Control ‘Is Going to Wane’

Murray: “I think that’s exactly right, Ali. And again, it’s not one actor, but rather a confluence of actors. It’s not just the Virginia Supreme Court today, but the Virginia Supreme Court acting at the behest of the Republican Party. It would seem to consolidate partizan advantage in that state. The Republicans across the country, consolidating their political power by wiping black electorates off the map at the behest of Donald Trump, who began all of this by insisting upon mid cycle redistricting. As we’ve said before, when legislatures sit down to draw their congressional maps, they do so after the decennial census that already happened. We are midway through this decade."

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Melissa Murray: Mid-Decade Redistricting Is Happening Because Trump Knows GOP Control ‘Is Going to Wane’‘Virginia Supreme Court acting at the behest of the Republican Party‘News & PoliticsRUSH EXCERPT:Murray: “I think that’s exactly right, Ali. And again, it’s not one actor, but rather a confluence of actors. It’s not just the Virginia Supreme Court today, but the Virginia Supreme Court acting at the behest of the Republican Party. It would seem to consolidate partizan advantage in that state. The Republicans across the country, consolidating their political power by wiping black electorates off the map at the behest of Donald Trump, who began all of this by insisting upon mid cycle redistricting. As we’ve said before, when legislatures sit down to draw their congressional maps, they do so after the decennial census that already happened. We are midway through this decade."Video filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Audio filesFullCompactSort byDateSummaryRelevancePopularityPer page81216Recipient e-mailMessage (optional)Preview

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