Virginia voters back Democrats in national congressional redistricting fight

From NPR.

Voters in Virginia have handed a victory to Democrats, narrowly agreeing to redraw congressional maps in their favor in their state.

The vote brings Democrats even or ahead of the Republican redistricting push that President Trump kicked off in July last year, when his pressure led lawmakers in Texas, Missouri, North Carolina and Ohio to redraw their states’ congressional maps in Republicans’ favor. Florida could be next.

On the other side, California and Utah have redrawn congressional maps that could help Democrats pick up seats there. Meanwhile, Virginia’s new map gives Democrats a four-seat edge, but there are still outstanding court cases that could nullify the results.

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