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GOP redistricting strategy backfires, leading to unexpected seat losses

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Republicans' redistricting strategy for the 2026 midterms appears to have backfired, with the party on track to lose seats rather than gain them. Mapmakers assumed the electorate would mirror recent presidential election results, but voters behaved more like they did in 2020 or 2018. This miscalculation led to significant losses in states like Ohio and North Carolina, and even in districts that were made considerably redder, Democrats still managed to win. AI

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GOP redistricting strategy backfires, leading to unexpected seat losses

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  1. Axios Technology TIER_1 English(EN) · Hans Nichols ·

    The fatal assumption behind Republicans' redistricting strategy

    <div>Data: <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eZfaFI-c-PFOoKx1-zZA2MP0_dxRq_LVK0re3BOQqy0/edit?gid=620838163#gid=620838163" target="_blank">The Downballot</a>, <a href="https://ballotpedia.org/Main_Page" target="_blank">Ballotpedia</a>, <a href="https://apnews.com/p…

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