Information from Democracy Docket
July 18, 2025
I am borrowing this from Democracy Docket simply as an extension of what I previously wrote about the 4 Immediate Dangers that could wreck the country before the elections. This has the statistics to prove that point.
“The GOP’s election subversion programs are quickly underway — spreading false claims of fraud and election denialism to lay the groundwork to challenge voters and contest election results.
But House Republicans, under the feckless leadership of election denier Rep. Mike Johnson, know that their majority will quickly evaporate in November 2026 without further, more drastic, action. That is why Trump and his allies are insisting that Republican-controlled states conduct an unprecedented redistricting effort to further gerrymander gerrymandered maps.
The outrageous desperation of this plan is on full display in Texas — the first state on their target list. After the 2020 census, Texas Republicans drew a new congressional map that violated the rights of minority voters and violated the Constitution. It was also a blatant partisan gerrymander.
How am I so certain? Because that is what Texas calls it. They recently told a federal court that “the congressional maps in 2021 were drawn on a partisan basis.” The numbers prove the point. In a state where Republicans routinely win 55% of the vote, they control 70% of the seats. It is no wonder the Princeton Gerrymandering Project gives it an F for partisan fairness.
The Week’s Siren 🚨
There are 143 voting and election cases currently pending in 42 states. The Republican Party has filed 40 of them and is active in a total of 74. Backed by the RNC, the Republicans have a voter suppression war machine that includes deep pockets to fund endless litigation.
For now, the good guys are keeping up. But this is a siren that should be going off among everyone who cares about voting rights and free and fair elections.”
Don your articles and comments are always spot on.
S