Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrat of California, has nicknamed his remapping effort the “Election Rigging Response Act,” arguing it is a counter to Texas’ pledge to redraw its map.
If you want to understand the health of a political party, take a look at their voter registration numbers. And for the Democrats, it’s not looking good.
Florida has had a significant shift of registered voters in the Republican direction, a remarkable inversion that explains the state’s transformation from a perennial battleground to the new symbol of red America.
The former three-term senator is said to be running to get his old job back, delivering a recruitment coup for Democrats facing an uphill battle to win a Senate majority next year.
As a Texas senator summoned the F.B.I. to round up Democrats, the redistricting war that began in Texas was spreading, with California aiming at five Republican House seats.