Eric Holder, chair of the National Democratic Redistricting Committee, called Texas’ attempt to redraw its congressional maps for the second time in less than a decade “an authoritarian move” by the White House.

Multiple Democratic governors are supportive of their colleagues’ interests in redrawing their state’s Congressional maps to benefit Democratic Party candidates ahead of the 2026 midterms,

Republicans are pursuing every possible advantage, essentially trying to win elections long before people vote. In response, even some once-squeamish Democrats are talking about fighting ‘fire with fire.