Redistricting Push Would Further Divide a Polarized Congress

“President Trump’s drive to secure Republican advantage in the House through mid-decade redistricting — and Democrats’ move to retaliate with their own efforts to redraw political lines to their advantage — could supercharge the partisan shift in Congress,” the New York Times reports.

“Should the efforts succeed, they would amplify the trend of one party gaining a stranglehold on state congressional delegations, intensifying the deep polarization that has helped to paralyze Congress in recent years.”