In the end, even a redistricting fight that favours the Republicans may not matter in November if Trump continues to be widely unpopular. The political headwinds may simply be too strong.
In the 2018 midterms, during Trump’s first term when the president’s favourabilty ratings were higher than they are currently, Democrats won 235 seats – representing a net gain of 40.
“Given the highly unfavorable political environment confronting House Republicans, the extremists will not meaningfully benefit from their scandalous gerrymandering scheme,” Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the House of Representatives, said in a letter this week to fellow Democrats.
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