>**But what’s good for the goose is good for the gander: Democrats could also redistrict in the states they control. Freed of the VRA’s constraints, Democratic gerrymanders in states like New York, New Jersey and Illinois could** [**reduce or even completely neutralize**](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/10/democrats-congress-election-odd-scotus-supreme-court.html) **the GOP’s gains in the South.**
>That said, it would come at a high cost: The further erosion of minority representation in Congress.
The above quotes are in reference to 2028. Democracy Docket says that it’s too late to draw new maps in most of the states calling for redistricting, as early voting for the primaries has already started.
Gay_Giraffe_1773 on
We are speedrunning to a civil war pretty much at lightning pace. Full Red States vs. Full Blue States.
“What KIND of American are you?”
clam-caravan on
Tennessee Republicans are literally salivating right now at eliminating any Democratic representation that Memphis has. Hoods are fully off.
WallNumerous3230 on
It’s time to pack the courts.
TarheelFr06 on
Whatever legislatures we manage to flip in the coming wave election, we need to gerrymander the fuck out of those states to cement a Dem majority before 2028.
lordtyp0 on
You can’t tell me they have not had ones drawn up every quarter to try and maximize the corruption at the instant they could.
AliMcGraw on
We’re calling them Roberts Rules Republicans — can’t win without the Chief Justice cheating for them.
sugarlessdeathbear on
Time for Dems to do the same. We cannot just give an advantage to conservatives when told it’s fine for both to do it. I don’t care if it’s objectively wrong, we either do it or get obliterated and live under fascist rule for the next generation and more.
Mike-Banachek on
Our government is no longer representing the people and is no longer legitimate.
Crafty_Ish1973 on
Republicans lose when people vote.
ThePowerfulPaet on
You couldn’t convince me in a thousand years that THIS shit is better than majority vote or ranked choice.
Intolerance-Paradox on
“What do we need the Voting Rights Act for anymore? Racism is over!!1!”
Republicans two seconds after the law preventing racist electoral maps is removed….
ZebraImaginary9412 on
Southern states are already heavily gerrymandered, this could turn out to be a giant exercise in dummymandering.
In states like Florida and Texas, a few thousand disillusioned Latino and white Catholic voters staying home would ensure a blue wave.
Ok-disaster2022 on
Thus establishing why the civil rights act originally had the policy to force Southern States to have their maps inspected for racial issues before they could be implemented
Mental_Camel_4954 on
So the Virginia map is ok. Great.
J-the-Kidder on
Wow it’s almost like it was a coordinated effort. But no, our high court couldn’t possibly on a side. I mean, they’re supposed to be impartial stewards of the law.
alueron on
As always get out and vote. Most districts are only red because not enough people are voting
Captainpaul81 on
I’m just hopeful that they will all be dummy manders
The Florida map looks insane and I saw that representives are calling to not have it implemented
Taman_Should on
They’re pulling out all the stops now, so at the very least they can say to the Trump administration, “Look, we tried!”
dallasdude on
Next they’ll bring back the N word and colored water fountains. Racists
Bosa_McKittle on
It will be interesting to see how many districts that they try to gerrymander get flipped because they pulled too many votes from a “safe” district to try and skew the map. I can see this backfiring immensely.
Its_Don_Quixote on
MAGA creams itself over getting to implement Jim Crow 2.0.
GreyBeardEng on
I am fully convinced this has been the plan for months, and I’m fully convinced that the Republican justices on the Supreme Court of the United States have been in on it since the beginning.
urbanlife78 on
Every blue state should respond accordingly
grimace24 on
Thank you to the Supreme Court for saying election cheating is legal. Gerrymandering is a real issue and they just made it an even bigger issue. SCOTUS right now is not a serious court. They took what was a law to make sure everyone’s vote was equal and made it an advantage to the southern United States to say fuck you to minorities, your votes don’t matter.
Galactic-Guardian404 on
And Democrats too, I hope.
Freddy-Borden on
Billionaires run the Supreme Court and both Houses of Congress. The people sitting in the actual seats are just puppets for the rich
realperson5647856286 on
The republican party has been illegitimate enemies of the USA since 1/6. They vote and support an insurrectionist.
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Republicans: “How dare you call us racist! You’re the racist ones!”
Also Republicans: This.
Can’t win with votes so they cheat.
SCOTUS cemented their legacy as a joke under Trump that will have repercussions for generations.
The ink wasn’t even dry and they were already at their computers. At least pretend to wait a few days, guys.
>While it may be too late to tilt the scales ahead of the 2026 midterms, Republicans will have ample time to redraw maps before the 2028 elections. One analysis by Fair Fight Action and Black Voters Matter found that gutting the VRA could eventually help Republicans [flip](https://www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/scotus-seems-ready-to-scrap-fair-elections-greenlight-racial-discrimination-and-hand-house-control-to-gop/) as many as 19 seats.
>**But what’s good for the goose is good for the gander: Democrats could also redistrict in the states they control. Freed of the VRA’s constraints, Democratic gerrymanders in states like New York, New Jersey and Illinois could** [**reduce or even completely neutralize**](https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2025/10/democrats-congress-election-odd-scotus-supreme-court.html) **the GOP’s gains in the South.**
>That said, it would come at a high cost: The further erosion of minority representation in Congress.
The above quotes are in reference to 2028. Democracy Docket says that it’s too late to draw new maps in most of the states calling for redistricting, as early voting for the primaries has already started.
We are speedrunning to a civil war pretty much at lightning pace. Full Red States vs. Full Blue States.
“What KIND of American are you?”
Tennessee Republicans are literally salivating right now at eliminating any Democratic representation that Memphis has. Hoods are fully off.
It’s time to pack the courts.
Whatever legislatures we manage to flip in the coming wave election, we need to gerrymander the fuck out of those states to cement a Dem majority before 2028.
You can’t tell me they have not had ones drawn up every quarter to try and maximize the corruption at the instant they could.
We’re calling them Roberts Rules Republicans — can’t win without the Chief Justice cheating for them.
Time for Dems to do the same. We cannot just give an advantage to conservatives when told it’s fine for both to do it. I don’t care if it’s objectively wrong, we either do it or get obliterated and live under fascist rule for the next generation and more.
Our government is no longer representing the people and is no longer legitimate.
Republicans lose when people vote.
You couldn’t convince me in a thousand years that THIS shit is better than majority vote or ranked choice.
“What do we need the Voting Rights Act for anymore? Racism is over!!1!”
Republicans two seconds after the law preventing racist electoral maps is removed….
Southern states are already heavily gerrymandered, this could turn out to be a giant exercise in dummymandering.
In states like Florida and Texas, a few thousand disillusioned Latino and white Catholic voters staying home would ensure a blue wave.
Thus establishing why the civil rights act originally had the policy to force Southern States to have their maps inspected for racial issues before they could be implemented
So the Virginia map is ok. Great.
Wow it’s almost like it was a coordinated effort. But no, our high court couldn’t possibly on a side. I mean, they’re supposed to be impartial stewards of the law.
As always get out and vote. Most districts are only red because not enough people are voting
I’m just hopeful that they will all be dummy manders
The Florida map looks insane and I saw that representives are calling to not have it implemented
They’re pulling out all the stops now, so at the very least they can say to the Trump administration, “Look, we tried!”
Next they’ll bring back the N word and colored water fountains. Racists
It will be interesting to see how many districts that they try to gerrymander get flipped because they pulled too many votes from a “safe” district to try and skew the map. I can see this backfiring immensely.
MAGA creams itself over getting to implement Jim Crow 2.0.
I am fully convinced this has been the plan for months, and I’m fully convinced that the Republican justices on the Supreme Court of the United States have been in on it since the beginning.
Every blue state should respond accordingly
Thank you to the Supreme Court for saying election cheating is legal. Gerrymandering is a real issue and they just made it an even bigger issue. SCOTUS right now is not a serious court. They took what was a law to make sure everyone’s vote was equal and made it an advantage to the southern United States to say fuck you to minorities, your votes don’t matter.
And Democrats too, I hope.
Billionaires run the Supreme Court and both Houses of Congress. The people sitting in the actual seats are just puppets for the rich
The republican party has been illegitimate enemies of the USA since 1/6. They vote and support an insurrectionist.