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The Left-Wing Fringe Throws Another Tantrum Over Redistricting
It’s pretty clear to see why they’re so upset: They’re not doing well.
Jim Davis | May 25, 2026
Run, little donkeys, run. The congressional redistricting of the South and Midwest, arising from the GOP’s crushing Supreme Court victory in Louisiana v. Callais, has started. The herd of elephants is charging. And they’re trampling every rural Democrat in their path, from North Carolina to Texas and Missouri.
The donkeys are forced to cower in their anthill-like cities. The elephants won’t take the biggest ones, or the states that are so Blue, they’re ultraviolet. But they’re taking the rest of the country.
According to my scorekeeping, this is what the scoreboard looks like so far (it’s very early in the process).
The Democrats gained six likely-Blue districts: five in California, one in Utah.
The Republicans gained 14 likely-Red districts (Texas, Florida, Missouri, Ohio, Tennessee, and North Carolina)
This yielded a net gain of eight seats for the GOP.
After the SCOTUS ruling on Calais/VRA, Democrats will now likely lose up to: -20 Congressional seats -191 state legislative seats Once you add in the 2030 Census reapportionment, they will likely lose another 12 Congressional seats and 12 Electoral votes. This means they… https://t.co/s9AADsjSIf — DC_Draino (@DC_Draino) May 18, 2026
After the SCOTUS ruling on Calais/VRA, Democrats will now likely lose up to: -20 Congressional seats -191 state legislative seats Once you add in the 2030 Census reapportionment, they will likely lose another 12 Congressional seats and 12 Electoral votes. This means they… https://t.co/s9AADsjSIf
I emphasize: this is just a progress report “so far.” This is a process. It’s barely getting started. There’s much more in store, and most of it will be painful for the Democrats.
Some projections indicate that the net gain for Republicans, by the November 2028 election, could be as much as 40 seats in both the U.S. House, if such measures as the SAVE America Act and subtracting illegal immigrants from the Census are also taken. This would turn the donkeys’ strategic retreat into a........