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Hochul still game for NY Dems’ redistricting scheme after blue wave wins

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Fischetti, M. (2026, November 10). Hochul still game for NY Dems’ redistricting scheme after blue wave wins. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/11/10/us-news/hochul-still-game-for-ny-dems-redistricting-scheme-after-blue-wave-wins/

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Kathy Hochul, Governor of New York, indicated her support for redrawing the state's congressional districts mid-decade in November 2026. This move is aimed at giving Democrats an electoral advantage following their victory in the House and statewide races during the recent midterm elections. Despite traditionally redistricting every ten years based on Census data, Democrats are pushing for a change due to Republican-drawn lines elsewhere that did not affect this year’s election but could influence future ones. Hochul stated she would consider the political landscape shift while evaluating the proposal, suggesting potential partisan gains from new district boundaries.

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State lawmakers previously proposed a constitutional amendment that would nix the state’s ban on “gerrymandering,” the practice of shaping a district to favor a particular party or candidate.

right Supports lifting ban on gerrymandering
Lifting the ban would allow Democrats to redraw maps mid-decade and allow a simple majority of chambers of the state legislature to override proposals from the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission.

right Advocates for partisan control over map-drawing

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“The articles discuss the same general topic of Democrats pushing for mid-decade redistricting, but they cover different timeframes and specific events (one mentions immediate post-election plans, the other a later statement by Hochul).”

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Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday she’s still game for the Democrats to carve up the Empire State’s congressional maps — a move that would give them the inside track in elections.

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That’s just over 3,000 people shy of the record turnout in last year’s mayoral election and over 120,000 more votes than at the same point in 2022, the last time there was a gubernatorial election at the top of the ballot.

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The Transport Workers Union of America, whose local members include roughly 40,000 city subway and bus workers toiling under an MTA contract that lapsed in May, began airing the scathing spots Friday, a day before early voting opened

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“Given the long history of antisemitism and the persecution of Jewish people, the use of this symbol in a context that may associate it with sinister or threatening imagery is particularly disturbing.

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Labor and construction industry groups lashed out at Democratic Rep. Josh Riley and pushed back against his claims that two bills he pitched would bring down energy costs.

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Now the nonprofit group “A Better Road Forward” is launching TV ads directed at voters and will hold informational meetings around the state, according to Politico.

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Mayor Zohran Mamdani will welcome President Trump to Gracie Mansion on Monday when the commander in chief visits the Big Apple for the United Nations General Assembly.

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NYC early voting jumps 70% from last gubernatorial election

2026-10-28 · New York Post

Major transit union launches ad blitz ripping Hochul as so ‘toxic’ that Dem pols are running from her

2026-10-25 · New York Post

NYC pols call on Amazon to pull ‘demeaning’ Halloween witch animatronic with Star of David spell book

2026-10-16 · New York Post

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Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday she’s still game for the Democrats to carve up the Empire State’s congressional maps — a move that would give them the inside track in elections. asserted

that → say → elections

Hochul told reporters she’s still considering her fellow party members’ mid-decade redistricting push a week after blue-wave election victories in the midterms that saw Democrats retake the House of Representatives, Congress and every statewide New York race. asserted

Democrats → tell → Representatives

“The political landscape has changed but I’m gonna take that into account,” Hochul said at an unrelated Tuesday press conference in Manhattan. asserted

Hochul → change → Manhattan

New York Democrats first started pitching the idea of redrawing the state’s congressional districts after Texas started a similar process in 2025 ahead of the midterm elections. asserted

Texas → start → elections

Traditionally, districts were redrawn based on the latest Census data every 10 years. asserted

districts → redrawn → data

“That being said, those newly drawn lines are still there,” Hochul said, referring to GOP-drawn districts across the country. “And while it didn’t have an effect on this year’s election, there’s always another election every two years,” she continued. asserted

she → say → election

State lawmakers previously proposed a constitutional amendment that would nix the state’s ban on “gerrymandering,” the practice of shaping a district to favor a particular party or candidate. asserted

that → propose → party

Lifting the ban would allow Democrats to redraw maps mid-decade and allow a simple majority of chambers of the state legislature to override proposals from the state’s bipartisan redistricting commission. asserted

majority → lift → commission

Meanwhile, New York’s congressional delegation has 20 Democratic members to the GOP’s six representatives after Cait Conley triumphed over incumbent Rep. Mike Lawler on election night. asserted

Conley → have → night

Democrats control every statewide office in New York State and have dominant majorities in both the state Senate and state Assembly. asserted

Democrats → control → Senate

The party, which has a more than 2-to-1 voter enrollment advantage over Republicans in the state, will occupy 47 of the state’s 63 Senate seats as well as 111 of the 150 Assembly seats starting in January. asserted

which → have → January

Hochul said that she has spoken to both Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins about “where we want to go with this” without offering specific details. asserted

we → say → details

“We can’t assume that there’s going to be the same outcome in two years and so, I looked at it long term,” she said. asserted

she → assume → it

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