Republican strategist Scott Jennings Tuesday recited a list of states where Democrats dominated redistricting after Democrats complained about a special session of the Texas Legislature.
Democrats in the Texas state Legislature fled to Illinois and New York to thwart a special session of the body to consider redistricting that could net Republicans up to five seats in the United States House of Representatives. After former Obama administration official Xochitl Hinojosa claimed California had a fair redistricting process, Jennings pounced. (RELATED: Eric Holder Throws Out Crazy Theory About Texas Redistricting)
“Regarding California, Republicans get about 40% of the vote, and they have 17% of the congressional seats. So, not a great example. But number two, if it’s rigging the election — that’s your words — in Texas, is it going to be rigging the election when all these Democrats who say they’re going to gerrymander in the other state, are you also going to argue that they’re rigging the election or just in Texas?” Jennings asked Hinojosa.
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“And have the elections been rigged in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Maryland, New Mexico, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington and Rhode Island?” Jennings continued. “Have they been rigged there as well? Because there the proportion of Republican vote comes nowhere near what they have in Congress.”
New York redrew its congressional districts after the 2022 midterm elections, creating a map that endangered as many as six out of the 11 Republicans elected to the House of Representatives. Illinois Democrats re-drew their congressional districts to take out two Republicans, including then-Republican Rep. Adam Kinzinger, a prominent outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, prior to the 2022 midterm elections.
“They did a normal redistricting process. If states end up —” Hinojosa claimed before Jennings cut in, saying, “Like gerrymandering?” (RELATED: Jonathan Turley Predicts Whether Greg Abbott Will Be Able To Wrangle Dem Lawmakers Back To Texas)
“If states end up going and calling special sessions and doing all of these things to try to gain seats, I agree. I don’t agree with that. Do I think they need to do it? Absolutely. Because if Republicans aren’t going to play fair, then Democrats aren’t going to play fair. And that’s the fight that we have to have right now,” Hinojosa said before Republican strategist Shermichael Singleton responded, “But Democrats aren‘t playing fair in some of the states we listed.”
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