[NewsMax] Democrats have gone into what party insiders openly describe as panic mode as Republicans suddenly see a clearer path to holding the House in 2026.
A series of court rulings on redistricting and voting rights has given the GOP a clear path to pick up at least 10 House seats, political experts say.
What only weeks ago appeared to be a growing Democrat advantage in the national redistricting battle has now dramatically reversed.
A major ruling this past week by the Virginia Supreme Court invalidating the state's newly drawn congressional map, combined with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision limiting key provisions of the Voting Rights Act, could ultimately hand Republicans control of the House in the next Congress.
The developments have rattled Democrats nationwide and energized Republicans who now believe the political map has shifted decisively in their favor.
"F*****ck!!" one House Democrat texted Axios reporter Andrew Solender after Virginia's high court struck down the Democrat-backed map that would have targeted four Republican-held seats.
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries vowed Democrats would pursue "all options to overturn this shocking decision," while Democrat strategists privately acknowledged the setback could fundamentally alter the battle for control of Congress. |