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Virginia Vote a Blow for Republicans Unless Courts Step In

Voters In Virginia Head To The Polls For Redistricting Referendum

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Unless the Virginia Supreme Court steps in. Democrats just got a big boost from, the gerrymandering effort in Virginia.

Voters there approved new Congressional maps on Tuesday. That means Democrats could go from having six seats in Congress from that state to ten. Right now the GOP has a razor thin advantage in the US House of Representatives.

Former Governor Glenn Youngkin is concerned about the impact of this vote and wants the Virginis Supreme Court to step in.

"Thank you to all the voters who turned out to vote against this egregious power grab," Youngkin wrote on X. "The race was much closer than the left expected because Virginians know a 10-1 map is not Virginia."

"I urge the Virginia Supreme Court to rule against this unconstitutional process that will disenfranchise millions of Virginians," he continued.


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