If enacted, the redistricted map will add 20 Republican seats by maiming a Black-held district.
that would effectively dash any Democratic efforts to regain needful ground in the critical swing state—Yesterday, DeSantis went public with the proposal that would not only break up a predominantly Black-held district in North Florida, but establish 20 Republican seats to a meager eight for Democrats in what’s being deemed a“The only way you can create a 20-and-8 map ...
NBC also reported that a leading Republican in the state Legislature concurred, confiding that said map was “probably” drawn with partisan intent by DeSantis, who just happens to be up for reelection this year. Duh. Last month, Desanticmaps drawn by a largely Republican legislature that wouldn’t have been quite as favorable for the state GOP.
Of course, DeSantis, insisted he’d complied with the law. During a press conference just prior to the release, he claimed his intent was simply to create a