So, I got a question on Texas's redistricting ...

[William Gustafson]

As pissed off as the Texan people are over this redistricting, what are the chances that even if they do this, guarantees that they win in the next election?... I mean, with all the downturn of the country, Republicans, both national and state, that are supporting this travesty, and the vast majority of the population against this... do they really think they can get enough independent voters to vote for them?... Are there enough Republicans alone to win elections? ... I am sure that as the economy gets worse, and people start losing their jobs and livelihoods, they will be looking who to blame... Anyone else think this is going to blow up in the Republicans faces?... Thank you for your attention to this matter...

[LeftInTX]

1. Ask the rest of the country. The main difference between Texas and rest of the country is the

redistricting. It isn't one election, it's 37 congressional elections. Odds of retaining more seats was higher before this redistricting push. It is lowering the Democrat's odds.

Trump knows odds of retaining the house are not in his favor, so he looked to Texas.
The rest of the country will likely follow similar voting patterns.

[NJCher]

2. I asked that question myself

Are they going to a lot of trouble for nothing?

[Walleye]

3. I hope that even after all their redistricting and voter suppression they still lose big time, we all need to come out

[pat_k]

4. Hear! Hear!

May their corrupt efforts be the thing that turns out bigger numbers against them!

They can draw maps that aim to squeeze every Dem out of competitive districts into little "super blue" districts and still lose. And I would LOVE to see that!

[Walleye]

5. Hope springs eternal from what's left of my human breast

[LetMyPeopleVote]

6. This could end up in a dummymander

I have been volunteering on voting rights/voter protection since 2004 when I went to Florida as part of the Kerry Edwards voter protection team. I have testified before committees of both the Texas House and Senate on gerrymandered districts. Part of my testimony was used in a prior lawsuit that unfortunately failed. Texas is heavily gerrymandered. My congressional district went from a R+1 to a R+21 as part of the last gerrymander. trump wants Ohio and Texas to re-gerrymander their districts to help in the midterms. I was amused to see that these efforts run a risk of failing

Republicans run a risky strategy for holding the House that rests on redrawn maps
www.politico.com/news/2025/07...

— David Darmofal (@daviddarmofal.bsky.social) 2025-07-11T18:40:41.292Z

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/11/texas-redistricting-00448145

But in Texas, Republicans are in danger of creating a so-called dummymander, whereby an attempt to draw more seats for one party accidentally benefits the other. Texas’ congressional map already heavily favors the GOP, so any changes to further benefit the party would have to walk a careful line. Adding Republican voters to blue districts to reduce Democrats’ margins means taking those same voters out of the red districts where they reside. The result is more competitive districts across the board — ones Democrats hope to take advantage of as they harness anti-Trump energy in the midterms.

“They are playing a little bit of roulette with these maps,” said Rep. Julie Johnson (D-Texas). “In a wave election like what we have a potential opportunity for in ‘26 I think it makes these Republicans very vulnerable.”

Texas has 38 House seats, with 25 held by Republicans. Members of the state’s Democratic delegation huddled with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries as the redistricting talk ramped up, with follow-up meetings planned.

Jeffries warned in a statement Wednesday that an aggressive map could “result in making several incumbent House Republicans vulnerable to fierce general election challenges.”

“Republicans are cutting off their nose to spite their face,” he added.....

Democrats are almost certain to sue over whatever new maps are created in both Ohio and Texas, said John Bisognano, president of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee.

“I imagine we will have a lot to say about the map they create and the legalities of it,” he said Thursday.

On top of everything else, there is a trial going on with respect to the Texas maps that these efforts may affect.

This will be fun to watch