{"id":1706,"date":"2026-04-22T03:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wokeantifa.org\/topics\/rejecting-trumps-hypocritical-plea-voters-approve-virginia-redistricting\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T03:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T03:05:00","slug":"rejecting-trumps-hypocritical-plea-voters-approve-virginia-redistricting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wokeantifa.org\/topics\/rejecting-trumps-hypocritical-plea-voters-approve-virginia-redistricting\/","title":{"rendered":"Rejecting Trump's Hypocritical Plea, Voters Approve Virginia Redistricting"},"content":{"rendered":"

In one of the nation\u2019s final redistricting battles<\/a> before the November midterm elections, Virginia voters decided on Tuesday to allow Democrats to redraw the state\u2019s House map to give their party a plus.<\/p>

With the passage of the referendum, voters opted to empower Virginia\u2019s Democratic-led legislature to create a congressional map that leaves the state with just one safe Republican district. Prior to the Tuesday vote, Virginia\u2019s 11-member House delegation consists of six Democrats and five Republicans, but this will likely change if court decisions fail to stop it. <\/p>

Virginians voted “yes” to approve the new temporary map by 51.5 percent to 48.5 percent, according to a Washington Post <\/em>analysis with nearly all the ballots counted. After millions of dollars in spending by both sides, roughly 44 percent of the electorate voted — an impressive turnout for a special election. Last November’s gubernatorial election had a turnout of 55 percent.<\/p>

\u201cUnfortunately, we\u2019ve been pushed into the position where two wrongs will make a right, and as Democrats, we simply can\u2019t come to a boxing match when the person brings a knife,\u201d one voter told<\/a> MS NOW.<\/p>

<\/span>The decision followed in the aftermath of President Donald Trump<\/a> demanding Texas Republicans push a mid-decade gerrymandering effort to erase Democrat districts and give Trump an advantage in the House. Trump began pushing the effort last year as polling began to reveal voters would punish Republicans in the 2026 mid-terms for Republicans\u2019 congressional behavior.<\/p>

But that effort appeared to backfire as Democrats retaliated by enacting extreme anti-Republican gerrymanders of their own in blue states.\u201cMAGA is having a rough day. They have just entered the \u201cfind out\u201d stage after they f\u2014\u2014 around,\u201d said one X user<\/a> on social media.<\/p>

The New York Times<\/em> reports<\/a> Democrats spent heavily on the Virginia election. But opinion polls said voters appeared split in the days leading up to the final vote.<\/p>

Republicans like former senator John McCain\u2019s daughter Meghan McCain demanded<\/a> \u201cIf you live in Virginia, remember to vote NO on the communist takeover of elections today,\u201d on X, although she made no reference to Republican gerrymandering efforts in red states in her post.Other MAGA X social users appeared to hit a shrill tone as Virginia marched to the polls.<\/p>

\u201cDemocrats are trying to steal 4 seats in the House by redrawing Virginia’s map. GET OUT AND VOTE NO!\u2019 posted one X account<\/a>, also without referencing similar GOP efforts in red states.<\/p>

Reprinted with permission from <\/em>Atternet<\/em><\/a><\/p>\r\n
virginia democrats, trump gerrymandering, texas gerrymander, virginia redistricting\r\n
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