A Civil Cold War Is Coming
Louisiana and Tennessee are rushing to get rid of their lone Democratic House members. South Carolina and Alabama are on the verge of doing the same. Before the 2028 elections, Indiana will likely attempt to follow suit. By then, other blue states will probably retaliate, having learned that the universal disarmament of anti-gerrymandering laws is political suicide. All of which is to say that the redistricting race of the last year is likely to become a much wider rush to create as many single-party congressional delegations as possible. Jacob Rubashkin notes that in South Carolina, some Republicans are trying to flash the warning lights about the escalation Trump is demanding:
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