State supreme courts are playing a greater role than ever as mapmakers or traffic cops that could swing the fortunes of some 120 congressional seats in next year's midterms
Democrats' painful, 6,000-vote loss in a 2019 state supreme court election helped set the stage for a brutal ruling two weeks ago in Wisconsin. The 4-3 conservative court will oversee the redistricting in the state, thanks to a deadlock between Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and a GOP legislature.
"That would be a problem," Rep. Mark Pocan added, expressing hope that the federal courts could still get involved. "Not permanent, but another decade-long minority, absolutely, for the Democrats." And she predicted a 2021 redux: "I think that's where we're going to head. I think this will be a repeat."
Democrats have had recent success in judicial races. The Holder-led NDRC and its partners have won at least seven contests since 2017 in Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin. “We're the most litigated state in the nation. And this is true to form,” said Rep. Patrick McHenry , criticizing the constantly changing string of maps. “I don't think the judiciary has given any consideration to the notion of voter confusion.”
since 2015, when it set a new congressional map in place that earned Democrats a couple of seats. GOP Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed three conservative justices since taking office.
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