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I’m afraid I just blue myself
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“They messed up in my district,” Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) told me as we stood just outside the Capitol before the afternoon vote series on Wednesday.
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we → mess → Wednesday
“They actually made my district more Democratic, and I went up to the speaker and said, ‘Mr. Speaker, do I thank you or do I thank the White House for making my district?’”
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I → make → district
Cuellar handily won re-election after Texas Republicans carved up the state’s electoral maps in the summer of 2025 with the goal of creating more districts for their GOP colleagues to win.
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colleagues → win → districts
They did so at Trump’s prompting, and other states followed their lead.
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states → do → lead
The plan, for now, has backfired.
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plan → backfire → ?
In Texas and elsewhere, the Democratic wave caused recently diluted districts to become more competitive, ultimately resulting in colossal Republican defeats and the election of one of the largest Democratic House majorities in modern history.
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districts → cause → history
Now Democrats, who over the past two years have redrawn congressional districts in some states they controlled to counteract Republicans’ efforts, are going on offense, exploring ways they can strengthen their own maps by borrowing from the Republican strategy.
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they → redrawn → strategy
But some see major downsides and undue risks in this plan.
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After all, the public won’t give the party a blue wave in every election cycle.
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public → give → cycle
“I didn’t expect this large of a victory on this, but it is something that they have to be careful about,” Cuellar said.
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Cuellar → expect → that
In an interview with WISN, Wisconsin Gov.-elect David Crowley said he would sign legislation ordering the creation of a new map that would theoretically benefit Democrats in the state.
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that → say → state
As I previously reported, other states, including Virginia, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and Maryland, are teeming with Democrats eager to adjust their maps in advance of the next election cycle.
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states → report → cycle
But some of the moderate members with whom I spoke—both Democrats and Republicans—want everyone to lay down their pencils and rulers and implement standards to stop partisan redistricting.
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everyone → speak → redistricting
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