Republicans fear drubbing in next round of redistricting

[RandySF]

Democrats were caught napping in the 2010 election ahead of the last round of redistricting — and it cost them control of Congress for nearly a decade.

Now Republicans are warning the same thing could happen to them.

Senior Republicans concede they’re at risk of losing dozens of state-level elections that will determine who wields power over the post-2020 congressional map — and potentially which party controls the chamber for the following 10 years. While Republicans are establishing a massive national infrastructure devoted to reelecting President Donald Trump and winning congressional majorities, party officials say the state legislative races are being overlooked.

The trepidation comes as an array of well-funded Democratic groups — including one with the backing of former President Barack Obama and ex-Attorney General Eric Holder — are flooding cash into Virginia, a key redistricting battleground that's holding state legislative elections this fall.

Democrats are expected to plow tens of millions into races next year.



https://www.politico.com/story/2019/09/05/republicans-redistricting-democrats-1481833

[marble falls]

1. As long as it demoralizes then instead of energizing them. The most important thing we can do ...

get voters re-registered and registered.

[Gothmog]

2. We need to flip 9 state House seats to take control of Texas House

The state party is targeting 17 seats. If we can flip control of the Texas House, the GOP will not be able to gerrymander Texas during 2021 session of the Texas legis

[stopdiggin]

3. Redistricting. Statehouses. Down-ballot.

I know I occasionally (hush, you!) sound like a broken record, but .. As critical and desperately important as it is to get Trump OUT of the White House in 2020 -- if we are to stand any chance of reversing the terrible damage done to the country, we need a PERMANENT Democratic majority. Returning our country to a state of decency .. fair play .. values .. rule of law .. will be the work of years. And it's going to take organization, structure, and continued effort. Vote that ticket straight D, right on down to the Animal Control Officer. It's the only thing the GOP understands -- and it's the only way we will ever wrest control from the criminals.

[RandySF]

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