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A Private Call Reveals Democrats’ Desperation Over Tossing of Map (www.nytimes.com)

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Democrats are struggling to respond to a major redistricting setback in Virginia, with some party leaders discussing an audacious and possibly far-fetched idea for trying to restore a congressional map voided by the court but showing little indication they have a clear plan.

During a private discussion on Saturday that included Democratic House members from Virginia and Representative Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the minority leader, the lawmakers vented anger at their defeat at the Virginia Supreme Court, spoke about a collective determination to flip two or three Republican-held seats under the existing map and discussed a bank-shot proposal to redraw the congressional lines anyway, according to three people who participated in the call and two others who were briefed on it.

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[–] SarahValentine@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

If only you were capable of telling a fire extinguisher and an unmade bed apart.