Because redistricting is a state-by-state process, party strategists don’t draw all the maps — and any national effort to maximize House seats often finds itself superseded by parochial concerns in state capitals.
“It is embarrassing that Republican legislatures are pulling punches in redistricting while Democrats are out for blood. Any Republican who backs a Pelosi-friendly map this cycle should be forced to litigate that vote in a future primary,” said one national GOP strategist involved in House races who was granted anonymity to discuss internal party strategy.
Redistricting has always been a litigious endeavor, but Republicans are confronting an increasingly pugnacious Democratic legal operation. The National Democratic Redistricting Committee, formed in 2016 and helmed by Obama-era Attorney General Eric Holder, stockpiled millions of dollars to challenge GOP-drawn maps as unconstitutional partisan gerrymanders.
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