Florida Redistricts After Virginia Vote, Democrats Outraged!
Florida lawmakers approved a new congressional district map in a special session, a move that strengthens Republican electoral prospects and has drawn criticism from Democrats. The redistricting follows controversy over Virginia's recently proposed map, which critics claimed favored Democrats despite the state's relatively balanced voter split. The debate has reignited national discussion over gerrymandering, with both sides accusing the other of manipulating district boundaries for political gain.
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Florida Redistricts After Virginia Vote, Democrats Outraged! David Strom 12:00 PM | May 01, 2026 DeSantis Office It took two days for a Florida special session to be called and for a new congressional district map be drawn, giving Republicans a greater electoral advantage in the state. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_4"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_4"]]) }); Democrats, of course, are outraged. Gerrymandering in Virginia, taking a state that voted for Republicans at a 48% rate and turning it into a state with 90% Democratic Party representation in Congress, was "fairness," according to the ballot measure that squeaked by, but adding four more Republican seats in Florida is an outrage, because reasons.
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