The 2026 Election Is Being Decided at the Supreme Court

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5. Population growth has shortened the Texas gerrymandering reach.

Some of the news media estimates I've seen show it to be virtually impossible now for Texas to squeeze Democrats out of districts without squeezing Republicans out of others. The last time they tried this they lost two Republicans and one Democrat won a narrow, surprise race in Southeast Texas, adding one seat to the Democratic number. Florida is in the same boat. Moving Republicans in one direction opens up one or two more rural districts to more urban Democratic voters. And it gets complicated, block by block.

My guess is that if three or four red states try it, three or four blue states, including California, will nullify it.