How Trump’s redistricting push backfired on Republicans

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What happenedRepublicans redrew 15 districts to protect their House majority. Democrats won 12 of them. Here’s what went wrong.

What changedThe center frames it as "How Trump’s redistricting push backfired on Republicans". The right frames it as "Republicans redrew maps in effort to secure midterm victories. It backfired".

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Still Watching. The center frames it as "How Trump’s redistricting push backfired on Republicans". The right frames it as "Republicans redrew maps in effort to secure midterm victories. It backfired".

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Straight Arrow News33m ago

How Trump’s redistricting push backfired on Republicans

Republicans redrew 15 districts to protect their House majority. Democrats won 12 of them. Here’s what went wrong.

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Deseret News2h ago

Republicans redrew maps in effort to secure midterm victories. It backfired

In the yearlong stretch leading up to the midterm elections, House Republicans executed a plan they hoped would help them hang on to their slim majority: redraw the maps in red states to bo...

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