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May 25, 2026
Reed Galen
Democrats and Republicans alike are more focused on giving themselves an electoral advantage through redistricting than on appealing to voters, because both parties lack a credible vision for middle- and working-class Americans. Without an attractive program, all that is left are tactics.
WASHINGTON, DC—America’s redistricting wars have expanded beyond even the Republican Party’s wildest imagination. Thanks to captive state legislatures and prostrate judiciaries, what began as a GOP attempt to mitigate midterm election losses has morphed into an existential clash over the meaning of representation.
