Blowout GOP Win in Virginia Has Democrats Rethinking Congressional Gerrymandering

When you factor in that early voting has already started for the April 21 gerrymander referendum, it appears that Virginians are quite unhappy with the extreme left policies – including burdensome new taxes and perilous gun regulations – that state Democrats, led by Gov. Abigail Spanberger, are pushing on them. Should Democrats win the referendum, they will implement a new congressional map that shifts the current 6D-5R configuration to a problematic 10D-R1 gerrymandered disaster.

The election results from Tuesday indicate a shift in momentum, moving away from the support that brought Spanberger to office in November and now favoring Republicans. In essence, Republicans in Virginia performed so impressively on Tuesday that the gerrymander initiative suddenly appears much more precarious for Democrats.