https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/democrats-willing-spend-tens-millions-reshape-virginia-voting-maps-top-lawmaker-2026-02-15/WASHINGTON, Feb 15 (Reuters) - The Democratic Party is willing to spend tens of millions on a Virginia redistricting effort that could gain the party four more seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, the chamber's top Democrat said on Sunday.Democrats will do "whatever it takes" to ensure a Virginia ballot initiative succeeds in an April voter referendum, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CNN's "State of the Union" program.Their push for new voting maps in Virginia and Maryland to pick up more seats in Congress and offset similar Republican efforts is part of an increasingly partisan approach to redistricting ahead of November's midterm elections.Republicans, who currently hold a narrow majority in the House, have passed redistricting plans in Texas, Missouri, Ohio and North Carolina.Voters in California approved a Democratic-backed redistricting measure. Some Democrats also hope to redraw the congressional map in Maryland to eliminate its sole Republican-held seat, but the state Senate president, Democrat Bill Ferguson, said there is not enough support in his chamber and that he does not plan to hold a vote on the bill.Jeffries on Sunday said he had not recently spoken to Ferguson, but would have a conversation with him "at some point" if he continues to oppose the redistricting proposal.The effort to redraw districts comes months ahead of November midterm elections where Democrats will try to wrest control of the U.S. Congress from Republicans. In response to a question about what Democrats would spend on the Virginia effort, Jeffries told CNN the party will do "whatever it takes" to win that April referendum.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2019 stripped federal courts of their power to police partisan voting maps, opening the door to state-by-state battles to craft congressional districts. Last year, Republican President Donald Trump demanded that his party redraw the maps to their benefit, sparking a battle with Democrats who in turn adopted a more aggressive approach to the issue.The Virginia Supreme Court said on Friday it would allow a Democratic-backed redistricting effort to head to a voter referendum in April."We're striking back," Jeffries told CNN. "We're going to make sure that there's a fair national map."U.S. Senator Thom Tillis, a Republican from North Carolina, said on CBS News' "Face the Nation" that he worried about his party's ability to maintain control in the House, partly because of redistricting.
DUMBOCRATS CAN ONLY WIN BY CHEATING WEVE KNOWN THIS FOR DECADES
Related: How the US Supreme Court set the stage for partisan gerrymandering arms racehttps://www.reuters.com/legal/government/how-us-supreme-court-set-stage-partisan-gerrymandering-arms-race-2026-02-14/
>>1489754>Nooo the democrats can't fight fire with fire!Why not have non partisan commissions draw all the districts in every state if this is so upsetting?
>>1489764>Why don't I strap on my non-partisan helmet and squeeze down into a non-partisan cannon and fire off into Nonpartisanland where non-partisans grow on non-partisanies.I think you meant bi-partisan there's no such thing as a non-partisan in americaAnd the reason they don't do that is because they want to skew the mapFeature not bug
>>1489764>>Nooo the democrats can't fight fire with fire!>said the arsonist
>>1489764Democrats can not, and will not stop until every vote is fraudulent and every map is gerrymandered
>>1489754Is this the same state that wants to ban AR-15s and get rid of the mandatory minimum sentence for child rapists?
>>1489844When's the last time a Republican mob looted and burned a city?inb4 j6, im talking about a real fire not that larp
>>1489847Sheesh the Democrats are out of control in Virginia I'll never let them take my state
>>1489754So why did Republicans vote Democrat in Louisiana: and with a massive swing to that party?Checkmate, Christains.
>>1489857>ChristainsEsl>Why did the Democrat in Louisiana winThat was a special election to replace the Democrat rep (Chad Brown) who was retiring to take on a job in state govtA Democrat replaced a Democrat, it wasn't surprising to anyone
>thinks 'Christains' = 'Esl'>>1489859 has no concept of sarcasm
>>1489861Spelling errors aren't sarcasm. I'm afraid it's your conceptualization that is incorrect.Where are you from you smell exotic
Why the fuck do Americans have to make EVERYTHING some sort of partisan exercise? Just make an independent body that decides the boundaries through raw, unbiased data. Literally every other first world country can do it just fine.
>>1489866That other anon already told you: there are no independent bodies. There are no non-partisan groups. We are very much divided into sides here. >Literally every other first world country can do it just fine.Good for them. They're not on the edge of another civil war.
>still thinks 'Christains' = 'Esl'>has no concept of wordplay: the stain of Christianity on the worldWordplay and the use of such by those who know about the concept proves you incorrect, I'm afraid.>smell>>1489864 smells of curry, with that lack of knowledge about western humor.
>>1489868God your country is an unbelievable fucking shithole. Please get better.
>>1489869You're arguing semeticsNow THATS a joke. Yours didn't land don't be bitter about it.
>>1489873And 'Christains' went over your head, or you wouldn't need to 'argue'.>>1489859 >>1489864 proves you're bitter or you wouldn't have needed to have replied. But you cannot spell 'Replied' without the word Lie.
>>1489871You're just now noticing this? Did 2020/21 not give it away?
>>1489875If you have to explain your joke...Seplilng dsonet mtaetr aynwyas and it cretnaliy dsonet cnontoe srcasam.
>>1489859>Christains>Esl>>1489878The duality of the hypocrite.
>>1489881*Hypocrit
1489882 is still bitter
*Better
1489859 is retarded
>>1489764They go low, we go lower.
>>1489908Democrats don't know how to fight dirty they get punished by the voters every time they try
>>1489918>they get punished by the voters>New York: Zohran Mamdani>Miami>TexasIt's not the Democrats who are being punished by voters
>>1489922Wrong
>>148976447% of the people are not getting fair representationdems been doing it for decades, nothing new. republicans are just pussies that send stern lettersthey are both paid for by the same billionaires, banks, and corpo'sand you just let them keep doing it
>>1489926*Not Wrong
>>1489929Anytime Dems say something mean, even if it's true, they lose votes Anytime Republicans say something mean, even if it's false, they gain votes We call this the "pearl clutching pussy" factor
>Trump losing support from Republicans in Miami, Indiana, Texas, Louisiana & elsewhere, with Democrats gaining support at MAGA's expenseQ: How can one tell when the likes of >>1489926 >>1489930 are lying?A: They exist
How Democrats have 14 out of 17 seats in Illinois when Republicans have 40% of the vote in the state?How do Democrats justify Prop 50 and further eroding representation for the 40% of California that votes republican?
>>1489930Sounds more like Republican voters are assholes and Democrat voters aren't.
>>1489990>How do Democrats justify Prop 50 and further eroding representation for the 40% of California that votes republican?Its a response to Trump demanding that red states gerrymander to steal seats from democrats and making the practice legalThe proposal was approved by a majority of the citizens of CaliforniaYou retards are free with joining democrats in banning partisan gerrymandering whenever you want, but as long as Republicunts insist on it Democrats are just following your rules.
>>1489995So what was the Illinois gerrymandering a response to?They've been 40% republican and 3/17 seats for decades nowhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illinois%27s_congressional_districtsHave you seen Congressional district 13? Lol
>>1489998Republicunts can join in with Democrats to ban partisan gerrymandering whenever they wantUntil then, Democrats are fine playing by republicunt rules and quoting shitty republicunt excuses for partisan gerrrymanderingYou seem really angry that dems are playing by established rules for some reason
>>1490010Every time Dems try to fight dirty it backfires on them I guarantee they get greedy and lose at least some districts because they carved the dem voters up to try and snipe Republican districts
>>1490010If Democrats want to ban partisan gerrymandering, they can start it in their backyard.California pushing to pass prop 50 and disenfranchise marginalized voters in California shows democrats aren't serious about banning partisan gerrymandering. Otherwise they would be trying to limit the amount of gerrymandering, not expand the amount of gerrymandering
>>1490025>Guys just accept us giving ourselves more seats>NO YOU CAN'T GIVE YOURSELVES MORE SEATS TO BALANCE IT OUT, WHY ARE YOU GOING TO MY LEVEL
Every time Trumptards claim Democrats are 'evil' and are failing, it backfires on them because Republicans vote for Democrats in Miami, Texas & Louisiana, and there's more of the same to come betwen now & the midterms, and cultists don't like how reality is proving their opinions wrong, so they're reduced to projecting, lying etc.Anything but admit the writing's on the wall for them, and their little orange dog too....and even if what they're 'claiming' is correct, so what? All's fair in love and destroying MAGAts, certainly denying them of the right to any socio-political power whatsoever. And Republicans are doing that in voting for Democrats: as Miami, Texas, Louisiana etc proves. Reality doesn't give a shit about rightard snowflakes, and recent elections prove that reality's saying 'Fuck your feelings'.
>>1490035>...and even if what they're 'claiming' is correct, so what?Then it looks like it's time to up the ante, I guess. Which is what Trump has done and will continue to do. Make sure you have your passport ready if you ever want to vote again lmao
It's always hilarious to me how upset republicans get when democrats adopt their tactics.They've been having as seizure about trannies for over a decade now, when all the democrats did was say "We'll allow people to ignore reality, like republicans do"The best part is the trannies and christians act exactly the same when pressed.
>>1490039Oh no, the republicans will continue their electoral fraud? What a grand change from the last dozen elections!
>>1489848Literally every single time they have a natural disaster.The fuckers even shoot at emergency rescue vehicles.
>>1490053Source? Year/Location?
>>1490046If Jesus can become a cracker so can I
>>1490054Why do republicans always play dumb like this?
>>1490061Not playing dumb, I'm genuinely asking in which year and which city did Republicans riot and shoot at emergency vehicles as a result of a natural disaster?I haven't heard about this, can you provide a source or even just a year/city?
>>1490068>Alright agents, watch out for rural idiots shooting at you. >ZOMG FEMA IS IGNORING HOUSES WITH TRUMP BANNERS
>>1490068Literally just look up the last hurricane to hit them, this shit is semi-regular and always on the news.
>>1490083I already have been looking. I have found zero sources saying that Republicans burnt a city, rioted or looted, or shot at emergency vehicles following a natural disaster. I'm starting to think you made it up. I would believe you if you had a single source though.
>>1490083I think they even elected the guy they caught shooting at the helecopters in katrina.
>>1490084So not only have you not done a single google search, you are LYING to me about it.Why would I want to help you in any way after that?
>>1490085Is it the same wendell bailey? His wiki mentions nothing on it.
>>1490088How many Wendell Baileys could there be in the one city?
>>1490068They can't pull up any sources. That's why all of their posts are DURR OMG GOOGLE IT or DERP HOW DA FUK DU U NOT NO DIS? If they had a valid source they would've given it already. It's typical.
>>1490087I'm not lying. I can't find any information on republicans burning, rioting, or looting a city following a natural disaster. You don't have to help me, but your protestations are starting to feel increasingly desperate.I found the news story about Wendell Bailey, the convicted drug dealer, who shot at a military rescue helicopter. That's a wild story but it's no where near the claims you've made.You're quickly losing my trust, anon...
>>1490094Note how, when accused of shooting at rescue vehicles, the republican searches for literally everything other than that.
>>1490093>>1490094god you're esl (cry about it)
>>1490093Im starting to think this. They were just so confident... Oh well he wasted a few minutes but I got to learn about the wacko who saw an army helicopter and thought "fuck yeah today's the day" so that was entertaining at least
>>1489848When's the last time ANY mob burned a city?I don't think that's a thing that happens in the modern day. I think you made it up.
>>1490093>>1490097>Republicans demanding spoonfeedinglol, what morons.Tell me, what city got burned down?
>>1490098>>1490099Here you go, here's a source. Let me know if you want something other than Wikipedia.164 structure fires.
>>1490099>>1490098https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_town_and_city_firesNone were burned by mobs, and of american cities it's almost entirely republican ones.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arson_damage_during_the_George_Floyd_protests_in_Minneapolis%E2%80%93Saint_PaulOops forgot the link >>1490100
>>1490101Man, republicans really need to actually invest in fire departments.>>1490102So the city didn't burn down.
>>1490098>When's the last time ANY mob burned a cityTwin cities, 2020, George Floyd race riots https://youtu.be/v2SZDxmYRacMinneapolis, 2020, George Floyd race riots https://youtu.be/jCq-eD3Fdmo
>>1490105>>1490102So when you say 'burned the city down' you mean 'burned an incredibly small fraction of the city'?
>>1490104>But we didn't burn down the *whole* cityPathetic
>>1490104Don't forget, these are the same retards who 'peacefully' beat a cop to death and tried to shame America into apologizing to them over it
>>1490107You guys have had larger amounts of fires in towns with 2,000 people.
>>1490106I don't say any of that, actually. You asked "when was the last time a mob burned a city" and I showed you.Shrimple as that
>>1490104Dorothy, 164 structure fires is a significant bout of arson justifying the use of the colloquial "that city burnt down". You aren't winning anyone over by saying "it wasn't the whole city". It wasnt the great Chicago fire, but it was definitely a mob, and they definitely burnt the city, and they were definitely not Republicans. I don't think I can continue to pay you any attention if you won't at least meet me halfway and stop equivocating like this.
>>1490108I mean, every side has retards who beat cops to death.The republicans regularly shoot at them, for instance. And who crush them while invading the capital.>>1490110Anon, if we're counting fractions of a city, then every single time someone cooks counts.
>>1490109Who's "you guys"?
>>1490111You guys have had larger fires with more destroyed buildings in 2,000 person towns.>>1490113Why do republicans always play dumb like this when they're losing?
>>1490105Dang leftists turned those cities into war zones, shit looks like it was bombed out
>>1490115That just looks like any given southern city. They don't pay for infrastructure down there.
>>1490117>But the south is like that too, in my mind!You are retarded as fuck tho.
>>1490119I mean, it is. You guys can't even pay your taxes.
>>1489846>>1489928>Republicans, can not, and will not stop until every vote is fraudulent and every map is gerrymanderedFixed
>>1490114I'm not playing dumb, you're just not a very interesting conversation partner. I've asked you to stop equivocating and you can't.
>>1490122Why are you using equivocating when you obviously don't know what it means?
>>1490123It means to speak evasively, and I'm using it because it's accurate.
>>1490124So, when you are directly accused of being a republican, THEN you accuse someone of being evasive?That's retarded.
>>1490105That looks like a city being burned by leftists.
>>1490126Parties are for sheep. I don't think you and I are going to have a productive discussion.
>>1490128And now YOU'RE being evasive.
>>1490127Look at this woman, freaking out over every little fire.
>>1490129No, I am being very direct with you. I do not ascribe to any particular political party. My choices on any given ballot are made based on what I have learned about the candidates or propositions before me. I don't think I'm going to get anything out of continuing to feed you, so you will have to try significantly harder than you have been to maintain my attention going forward.
>>1490129They can't help it.A city burned down? Actually, we mean a small fraction of a city burned down.A republican? No, I'm actually a more obscure party that is identical to republicans.
>>1490132>You see, I am actually a super special third thing despite voting a certain way every timelol
>>1490021Prop 50 in California went pretty well and passed with voter support.
>>1490099>Durr Republicans did X!>Where?>OMFG GOOGLE IT!>I did. Still can't find it. Do you have a source?>LMAO REPUBS TOO DUM TO GOOGLE IMMA WHATABOUTISM TO SOMETHING ELSE NOWAnd this is the quality debate I come to /news/ for.
>>1490132So when exactly after learning Trump is a malignantly narcistic pedophile did you decide it was a good idea to offer him blind loyalty?
>>1490140I thought it was to indulge in your tranny fetish as you huffed solventsHonestly that could be any board
>>1490142Let me know if you find an actual source on Republicans shooting FEMA vehicles during an emergency. Protip: "Just google it" is not a source.
>>1490143let us know when you get a real job esl shill
>>1490139Too soon to say it went well. If they manage to pick up the new seats, then it went well. Cant count your chickens until they hatch
>>1490140>Hurrdurr dems burnt a city down>Which one?>This one!>But that city was less than 1/30th burned down>Hurrdurr still counts because I don't understand rounding or mathlol
>>1490105Damn son
>>1490149>>Hurrdurr dems burnt a city downSaid nobody in this debate until you brought it up. This is what's called "whataboutism", when you bring up completely unrelated topics. Prior to >>1490099 who brought up cities being burned down?
>>1490154You guys have been harping about it since>>1489848you dishonest retard.
>>1490155Wow... Incredible.So that post you linked was in response to someone saying:>>Nooo the democrats can't fight fire with fire!>said the arsonistIn response to gerrymandering! You dumb fuck. Holy shit. He's not being literal. He's calling out democrats for starting gerrymandering and then claiming they're fighting fire with fire when they've caused so many ... "fires" (gerrymandering in states).
>>1490157English is hard for ESL shillswhy be a bully
>>1490157I know language is hard for you ESLs, but there's a reason I linked that post, and not the one before.Since, as you said, the one before was not being literal. This one however, was performing whataboutism about burning and looting cities.A topic you continued going on about, since you don't like the republican's long history of gerrymandering.
>>1490158It's humorous that every single conservative reads at a sub-2nd grade level.
>>1490160>>Nooo the democrats can't fight fire with fire!>Why not have non partisan commissions draw all the districts in every state if this is so upsetting?Is he talking about fires or is he talking about gerrymandering? Which is it?
>>1490161Yes, it IS ridiculous you jumped to burning and looting here>>1489848as a response to >>1489844talking about gerrymandering.But you in fact did this. If you want to blame anyone for being shamed in this discussion, blame yourself for performing the initial whataboutism.
>>1490161>>1490162Fuck, why are republicans so dishonest?
>>1490162>you jumped to burning and looting here>>1489848Hey dumbass, do you see a (You)?>talking about gerrymandering.Okay great. At least you're honest for a change. So when the other post says>>Nooo the democrats can't fight fire with fire!>said the arsonistIs he talking about fires or is he talking about gerrymandering?
>republicans do a thing>democrats do it back>republicans cryerry time
>>1490164He's talking about gerrymandering.Your response, talking about burning and looting, was whataboutism.>>1490163is right, you're being staggeringly dishonest here by pretending not to get it.
>>1490167>Your response, talking about burning and looting, was whataboutism.>Your responseLet me try this again, you fucking moron.>>1489848Do you see a (You) in my post linking that post? No? Tell me, what does that mean fucking moron? Any guesses?
>>1490169That you don't understand how 4chan works.
>>1490170Really? Usually when you quote your own post there's a (You) at the end of it.... It's almost like I'M NOT THE SAME POSTER AS THAT GUY YOU KEEP CLAIMING I AM. You dumb fucking nigger.
>>1490171Yeah you really don't understand how 4chan works.
>>1490139That's not fighting dirty, if they tried to force it without voter approval like republicans do, then it's fighting dirty.
>>1490172So when you said >Your response, talking about burning and looting, was whataboutism.That was wrong, because some other anon said that several hours ago. I never brought it up. Correct?
>>1490166So California's prop 50 was retaliation for Texas's redistricting.Why was Illinois gerrymandered? What is the justification for how Democrats have 14 out of 17 seats in Illinois when Republicans have 40% of the vote in the state?
>>1490167>>1490169When California passes a proposition meant to gerrymander their state, and the justification for said gerrymandering is "What about Texas", is that Gavin Newsom engaging in Whataboutism?
>>1490175Why shouldn't Illinois follow the rules that Republicunts made?
>>1490179>Republicans madelol. lel evven. IL is gerrymandered to shit.
>>1490181Describe why IL shouldn't be gerrymandered to shit in a way that isn't whining
>>1490179What rules are you talking about specifically?So as I understand it, The Elections Clause is Article I, Section 4 in the Constitution. This clause dictates that the "Times, Places and Manner" of holding elections for Senators and Representatives shall be prescribed in each State by the Legislature thereof. Which means State Legislatures decide the rules for elections in their state. And so if Texas gerrymanders their state maps, California can gerrymander their state maps, as it is the state legislature in both places changing the rules of how election clauses are handled in the state.How do you turn that into>Why shouldn't Illinois follow the rules that Republicunts made?I am struggling to see how you reached that conclusion based off of what I know of how elections are handled within the US bureaucracy
>>1490183>I am struggling to see how you reached that conclusionPoor reading comprehension is a pretty standard conservative trait, sucks to be you
>>1490185When you say Why shouldn't Illinois follow the rules that Republicunts made?What rules are you talking about, specifically?
>>1490187Elbridge Gerry was an early American conservative who thought people were dumb and shouldn't be electing their representatives, and thought it best that representatives should pick their constituents and not the other way around.Despite centuries of Democrats championing the will of the people, Republicans still prefer Gerry's autocratic preferences and create situations like in IL. You copy/pasted your other text from chatGPT that agrees with other things I said, so do you want to concede? Otherwise let me know why IL shouldn't be gerrymandered to shit in a way that isn't whining
>>1490187>Why shouldn't Illinois follow the rules that Republicunts made?IL has been gerrymandered for generations. Literally what the fuck are you talking about?
>>1490189>Elbridge Gerry was an early American conservative who thought people were dumb and shouldn't be electing their representatives, He was right
>Republicans seething democrats are copying them
>>1490196Okay. And?
>>1490197nothing, keep impotently seething
>>1490197It's funny.
>>1490198>seethingWho is seething? None of this matters, next census is going to bake a Republican majority into the house for at least a decade.
>>1490200What's funny?
>>1490200Its funny that Democrats in Virginia (a purple state) viciously gerrymandered the state using a slim majority in the statehouse?
>>1490202You seething so much.
>>1490201how?
>>1490203>>1490202>>1490201This amount of seething is an incredible harvest for pointing out such a basic hypocrisy.
>>1490204>You seething so much.No, not really.
>>1490206Bruh, if you're going to spazz like this I'm just going to stop replying.
>>1490207>>1490208bro you responded thrice
>>1490205Population shift from blue states to red states. Also, the last census was innacurate and over-weighted pops in a number of blue states. >Congressional seats are apportioned by pop. 10 congressional seats are going to shift from blue states to red states. >Texas: +4 seats>Florida: +2-4 seats>Georgia: +1 seat>Arizona, North Carolina, Idaho, Utah: +1 seat each>California: −3 to −4 seats>New York: −1 to −2>Illinois: −1 to −2And if they include a citizenship question in the next census, it could be waaaay more than 10.
>>1490210>democrats move to red states>states become more liberal>MAGATS lose foreverThere's a reason why Texas didn't actually move forward with its gerrymanderTry not to sperg out when you lose
>>1490215I thought California was moving forward with prop 50>We are gerrymandering our state because of Texas>Texas backs down>California moves forward with gerrymandering their state anyways in retaliation for something that never actually happened
>>1490216>noooooo, you can't keep retaliating after we realized it was a bad idea>you need to realize its a bad idea tookeep seething, lol
>>1490215>There's a reason why Texas didn't actually move forward with its gerrymanderTexas has moved forward with its new map >>states become more liberalNot really, no.
>>1490216California has been gerrymandered for decades.
>>1490208Been there. There's no helping Dorothy, just let them wallow you can't save them anon.
>>1490219>Texas has moved forward with its new mapso they're going to lose seats
>Dorothyhaha, the closeted tranny lover made you a nickname
>>1490039Nice fanfic
>>1490176>False equivalency When they put the proposition forward, it wasn't what about Texas, it was done directly in retaliation to Texas Republicans forcing it on their voters rather than asking if they wanted it. Why don't republicans put forward propositions on redistricting?
>>1490287Can confirm, im Californian and the wording the prop 50 directly said "this is because of Texas" they didn't even hide it, here I'll paste the language below>In response to Texas’ mid-decade partisan congressional redistricting, Proposition 50 would change the California Constitution to replace the final 2020 maps(link is external) drawn by the Citizens Redistricting Commission(link is external) with new maps drawn by the California State Legislature. The new congressional district maps would be used in any congressional election through 2030, including those in 2026, 2028, and 2030. After the 2030 census, the Commission would return to drawing district lines using the rules set out by law. This measure will not change the total number of Congressional districts in California.https://igs.berkeley.edu/library/california-ballot-proposition-guides/november-4-2025-special-election/proposition-50
