No, Texas Republicans Did Not Pass a Dummymander

The Downballot: “Yes, Republicans may well fall short of their goal of flipping the five Democratic seats they’ve set their sights on, for a whole host of reasons.”

“In a couple of cases, they pulled their punches, making relatively modest adjustments to districts where moderate Democrats have long managed to outperform the national party. There are also signs that Latino voters, who moved sharply in the GOP’s direction last year, are now shifting back…”

“But they haven’t done anything to jeopardize the seats they already hold. Their new map isn’t a dummymander. It’s just a classic gerrymander, taken to the extreme.”