Virginia beats back Trump's redistricting gamble
4/22/202620 min
Virginia voters narrowly approved a ballot measure to redraw congressional district lines, improving Democrats’ odds at winning back the House in November. We discuss what to make of the results in Virginia and whether Democrats also have a real shot at winning control of the Senate.
This episode: senior political correspondent Tamara Keith, political reporter Stephen Fowler, and senior political editor and correspondent Domenico Montanaro.
This podcast was produced by Casey Morell and Bria Suggs, and edited by Rachel Baye.
Our executive producer is Muthoni Muturi.
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Tamara Keith· Host0:29
[upbeat music] Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm Tamara Keith, I cover politics.
Stephen Fowler· Co-host0:39
I'm Steven Fowler, I also cover politics.
Domenico Montanaro· Co-host0:41
And I'm Domenico Montanaro, senior political editor and correspondent.
Tamara Keith· Host0:45
Today on the show, the midterm battle lines are getting clearer with election results from Virginia last night. Voters there narrowly approved a ballot measure to redraw congressional district lines, a mid-decade redistricting that significantly favors Democrats. This was just the latest turn in a redistricting arms race President Trump kicked off last year when he pressed Texas lawmakers to draw the state's congressional map to favor Republicans. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries talked about the results on NPR's Morning Edition.
Hakeem Jeffries· Soundbite1:18
Donald Trump indicated that he was going to rip away 10, 12, or 15 seats from the people of this country in states like Texas and Missouri and