Virginia, Trump and Democrats
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Virginia Democrats are bracing for the possibility of split-ticket results in the governor and attorney general races, which could pose a significant impact on policy and issues like redistricting.
Virginia's push to redraw congressional maps is the latest chapter of a tussle among states to gain advantage for their majority party.
Virginia Democrats are taking steps to redraw their state’s U.S. House districts, hoping to boost their party’s chances in next year’s midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump’s push.
Democrats in Virginia’s legislature are expected on Monday to launch a complex redistricting push to counter Republican-led efforts around the country, according to two Democratic lawmakers familiar with the still-private plans.
Democratic leaders convened a special session of the Virginia legislature on Monday to consider redrawing congressional electoral maps in their party's favor, while Indiana's Republican governor summoned lawmakers to weigh a similar plan next week at the behest of President Donald Trump.
There's a reason the political world is obsessed with the Nov. 4 gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey: They're the only ones we've got.
They were faces of the Democratic resistance, a winning piece of the blue wave, when the party swept control of the House of Representatives in 2018 as a fierce reaction to President Donald Trump’s first two years in office.
A special session is the first step of what could be a months-long race to change Virginia’s congressional map before next year’s midterms. The nationwide effort spreads to Indiana.