The federal ruling by a conservative-majority court that Trump’s gerrymander map of Texas is illegal and cannot be used in the 2026 election revealed that Trump’s gerrymander war could ultimately cost Republican House seats in 2026.
The gerrymander war that Trump started in 2026 in an attempt to manipulate the Republican majority in the House of Representatives had already entered rough seas before the decision in Texas.
Indiana Senate Republicans have announced they don’t have the votes to redraw the state’s congressional maps. This development has driven Trump on days-long rant against Indiana Senate Republicans, where he threatens to put any Republican in the Senate who doesn’t vote for a new map in first place.
In red Utah, Trump’s party lost in courtand Democrats will win a seat in the U.S. House of Representatives in Salt Lake City. In Kansas, Senate Republicans in that state announced on election night that they do not have the votes to draw the congressional maps, so there will be no gerrymander in Kansas.
Trump has gained new seats in North Carolina and Missouri. North Carolina’s gerrymander is also being challenged in court.
The ruling on the Texas maps does not affect the new California map.
Paul Mitchell, the man responsible for redrawing the map of California, posted on X:
No, this does not undo #Prop50. The trigger language was removed during the legislative process because it was clear that TX was redistricting. So even if their card is voided/deferred, the Prop 50 cards remain in place.
Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-TX) went live after the ruling to talk about the Texas decision and what it means.
Crokett said:
You all know we had all this drama going on because Trump decided he wanted to start in Texas. He wanted to come and win seats in Texas, right? And specifically, he wanted to reduce the voting rights and voting power of black and brown votes in Texas.
Right? So here it is. I am involved in a lawsuit. Since the last rules, because the current rules we have are bad, but the new rules were even worse. So here it is. He says, ‘Abbott come see your son. Right? Finally, of course, curled up, Abbott says, I’ll do whatever you want me to do. Okay?
Now they’re confused because after they started doing that, we know Gavin Newsom said, oh, y’all wanna play? We can play. So California did what they did.
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