Trump's Attack Dogs
Wed, Apr 22, 2026 • 6:24 PM
When Trump began openly pushing mid-decade redistricting—starting in Texas, where he insisted Republicans were “entitled” to more seats—he was upending the game board and unilaterally changing the rules of the game, in the middle of the game. Maps would be drawn not after the census, not through some pretense of fairness, but whenever power demanded it. And Republicans dutifully followed. Missouri, North Carolina, Ohio. The message spread quickly: redraw now, ask questions never.
66

