"In practice, though, the Democrats hold multiple trump cards. Republicans now occupy so many House seats that to expand, they’d have to encroach on solidly Democratic territory. Shifting demographics, particularly Hispanic population growth, tends to favor Democrats and might even force GOP retrenchment.
Democrats are pioneering new ways to collect big, unregulated donations for redistricting expertise and legal challenges. A growing redistricting reform movement, coupled with a spike in public interest, has given civil rights groups fresh tools with which to engage. And for the first time in decades, voting rights questions will land before a Democratic-appointed Justice Department."
The GOP’s Odd Redistricting Dilemma
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