No Way To Run a House
Democrats can probably carve about as many safe congressional seats out of blue states as Republicans can out of red states. More safe seats means narrower partisan majorities. In those conditions, losing just a few votes can be fatal, so the advantage belongs to whichever party is better at keeping its members onside.
- ▪Democrats can probably carve about as many safe congressional seats out of blue states as Republicans can out of red states.
- ▪More safe seats means narrower partisan majorities.
- ▪In those conditions, losing just a few votes can be fatal, so the advantage belongs to whichever party is better at keeping its members onside.
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Politics No Way To Run a House REVIEW: 'Glory, Grief, and the Gavel: An Inside Guide to Running for Speaker of the House' by John Leganski Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy (edited, Alex Wong/Getty Images) Jason Willick July 26, 2026 image/svg+xml .st0{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linecap:round;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} .st1{fill:none;stroke:#384f61;stroke-width:2;stroke-linejoin:round;stroke-miterlimit:10;} If the parties fight each other to a draw in the gerrymandering wars, who wins? Democrats can probably carve about as many safe congressional seats out of blue states as Republicans can out of red states. More safe seats means narrower partisan majorities.
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