A full-scale redistricting battle is raging across the country – largely at President Donald Trump’s behest – with Republican-controlled legislatures in multiple states facing increasing calls from the president and his allies to eke out additional GOP seats to fortify the party’s majority in the US House.
In North Carolina, the Republicans who control the legislature on Monday moved quickly to advance a new congressional map, joining a growing list of states carrying out redistricting ahead of next year’s midterm elections. The state’s Senate is slated to vote on the map Tuesday morning and send it to the House.
The proposed map targets the US House district currently represented by Democratic Rep. Don Davis and aims to give Republicans the advantage in 11 out of 14 House seats from North Carolina, up from the current 10.
The Tar Heel State is the latest Republican-controlled state to begin work on a once-rare, mid-decade redistricting. The president’s party typically loses ground in midterm elections, and Democrats need to flip just a handful of seats to take control of the House after next year’s congressional elections.
North Carolina Sen.
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