Trump’s Redistricting Push Tests His Power in the States

“President Trump’s pressure campaign on Republican-led states to redraw congressional maps in his party’s favor is testing his power over governors and state legislators at a time when Republicans in Washington have largely rubber-stamped the president’s agenda and acquiesced to his demands,” the New York Times reports.

“As Mr. Trump and his political allies stare down the midterm elections — and the prospect of Democrats taking control of the House — they are engaged in a nationwide effort to gobble up as many Democratic-held districts as they can by changing maps typically set once a decade after the census.”

“The effort is the latest example of Mr. Trump and his allies trying to rewrite the rules to squeeze out every possible political advantage.”