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Dems Threaten to Toss Virginia Map After State Supreme Court Ruling

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Other topics that were bantered back and forth during the call were ways for Democrats to flip two or three Republican-held seats under the current map, and a “bank-shot proposal to redraw the congressional lines anyway,” Epstein reported.  The call reflected the “desperation and fury” that is currently gripping the party, he noted further.

After the state Supreme Court struck down the voter-approved Democratic congressional redistricting plan on Friday in a 4-3 ruling, Democratic leaders in the state announced plans to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court of the United States.

The ruling marked another setback for Democrats as the party battles Republicans nationwide for an advantage heading into this year’s midterm elections. The appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court is seen as a long-shot bid, at best, to get their map reinstated.

 

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