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Other Republican states may redistrict too.

Coleman said that, for simplicity’s sake, he’s assuming that California will be able to redistrict five Republicans out of office in the midterms, effectively canceling out the gain Republicans are set to make in Texas.

The redistrict strategy could be a boon for Newsom’s 2028 ambitions during a moment when Democrats are hungry for leaders.

Blank also pointed out that the current gerrymandering effort has made Texas House Republicans face significant exposure over an effort that doesn’t actually directly affect them, given that they plan to redistrict the federal House districts and not the state House districts that they represent.

Some Democrats, too, have come out against efforts to redistrict in response to Texas.