Saturday, November 14, 2020

Day 8: Redistricting

 A lot of "Stop the Steal" rallies going on today, as Trump voters hold out hope for a change in election results that they believe were the result of fraud. I think most everyone must know by now that Biden is going to be the next President, like it or not, but there's plenty of reasons for Trump voters to be hopeful for the coming decade, even if their man lost a long fight for reelection.

A few weeks ago, things were looking pretty grim for Republicans when it comes to redistricting. You never want to do bad in an election that ends in a zero, and some of my most knowledgeable Republican friends were worried about what would happen to their chances in the House of Representatives if Democrats were able to gerrymander their candidates out of existence.

Now, it looks very, very good for Republicans. There are now having 23 trifectas — where Republicans have control a state's House, Senate, and Governor — and this will haunt Democrats for the next decade as they potentially get redistricted into oblivion. This is most especially true in large states gaining seats this time, such as Texas and Florida.

It still hurts to lose President Trump, but when focused on the long game, things are looking good for Republicans. The 2020s are going to be a blue bloodbath.

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