So the nightmare scenario for Democrats would be about an additional deficit of eight to ten seats? Depending on California, it’s either a gain of five to six for Republicans or eight to ten.

Democrats were forced into a generational fight in Texas — and the next younger generation won. As Texas Republicans pressed forward with a mid-decade redistricting plan to shore up the GOP’s miniscule House minority,

Republicans are plowing forward with plans for redistricting in several other states now that Texas is poised to approve its newly redrawn maps. The Lone Star State kicked off the redistricting arms race when Republicans in the state Legislature agreed to move forward with rewriting their congressional lines at the insistence of President Trump.