Democrats coming to grips with redistricting battle loss
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger has faced backlash after her controversial decision to advance a gerrymandering referendum, which was later invalidated by the state’s high court. This has damaged her centrist image and led to dysfunction within the Democrat-controlled legislature. As Democrats grapple with the fallout from their redistricting efforts, the political landscape appears to be shifting in favor of Republicans.
- ▪Gov. Abigail Spanberger's gerrymandering referendum was invalidated by the state’s high court.
- ▪Spanberger's approval ratings have plummeted as she faces criticism from within her party.
- ▪Democrats are struggling to regain control of the redistricting narrative after their failed efforts in Virginia.
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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. The ensuing battle resulted in a lopsided and costly propaganda campaign, followed by a strikingly narrow and pyrrhic victory that was promptly and properly invalidated as illegally administered by the state’s high court. This was precisely what her own lawyers had reportedly warned could happen, but she was bullied by other Richmond Democrats into proceeding with their partisan misadventure anyway.
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