Democrat Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger has seemingly admitted defeat after her state’s Supreme Court ruled her egregiously gerrymandered congressional map unconstitutional. And this is an important lesson for the GOP, that when we actually fight the Democrats instead of compromising, when we counter leftist propaganda with aggressive fact-checking, we can win big.
Fortunately, the May 12 deadline for congressional map changes has now made it impossible for Virginia Democrats to force their gerrymander on voters this year. Not that Dems are completely giving up, of course, but we won the battle for 2026, for the midterms, and that’s incredibly important. For too many years, Republicans have been watching Democrats redraw congressional maps in the most ridiculous ways without fighting back. This year, Republicans have won multiple redistricting battles because they met the fights head-on.
Spanberger told WTOP News she is no longer focused on the gerrymandered map. “What needs to happen is we need to focus on the task at hand, which is winning races in November,” the corrupt governor said. “I believe, somewhat doggedly, that we will win two to four seats in the House of Representatives.” (Beware of election fraud.)
This grudging acknowledgment of defeat is certainly not the only win that Republicans can claim regarding redistricting in the last few weeks. First, in the Louisiana v. Callais decision, the U.S. Supreme Court judged that black-majority districts drawn as such constitute racial gerrymandering and are unconstitutional under the Fifteenth Amendment. Later, on May 11, SCOTUS decided against race-based districts in Alabama, reinforcing the first ruling. In the long-term, these rulings could impact our elections for years to come, and in the short-term, they could potentially hand Republicans the congressional majority in the 2026 midterms.
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Following the initial SCOTUS ruling, Tennessee Republicans redrew their congressional map to eliminate the racist black-majority district. Ironically, the Democrat who represents that district is a white male, while his Republican opponent is a black female. But now the gerrymandered district is no more, as the Tennessee Legislature passed the redrawn map. After scandalous behavior and disruptive rioting on behalf of Democrat representatives and their supporters, Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton informed the Democrat Caucus they would no longer serve on any committees or subcommittees except the couple mandated by the House Rules. It was a rare but glorious instance of Democrats facing consequences for their shameful behavior.
Georgia is looking at redistricting after the Supreme Court's anti-racial gerrymandering decisions, and it's not alone, according to show host Brilyn Hollyhand:
Republican states successfully advancing towards redistricting before 2026 midterms:
— Brilyn Hollyhand (@BrilynHollyhand) May 15, 2026
-Ohio
-Texas
-Florida
-Alabama
-Missouri
-Louisiana
-Tennessee
-South Carolina
-North Carolina
Democrat states that have tried, but got blocked:
-Virginia
-Maryland
-New York
If more Republicans would play hardball like Tennessee Speaker Sexton, we'd win yet more political battles. Republicans are always lecturing about "playing fair," even though Democrats have never played fair nor regulated their actions by their opponents' actions in the last two centuries. American voters are tired of seeing Republicans always compromise and cave, while Democrats always refuse to reciprocate. This year, the GOP nationwide needs to flip the script, as several states and courts have already done.
