VIDEO- Ohh That's Rich- Texas losing more than they gain

[Figarosmom]

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[NJCher]

1. the gist of this is that

four of the five districts lean Hispanic and trump's approval rating with Hispanics is now down to 32%. At one time it was 61%.

Wouldn't it be hilarious if this continues and those four districts go Democratic?

Then we'd have the five new reps from CA for a total gain of 9 Democratic representatives.

He doesn't even mention ICE, another good reason not to vote for republicans.

[Figarosmom]

2. Well, Missouri is up next

So we'll have to counter that too.

[NJCher]

3. I believe we have Illinois

and one other state on board to deal with that.

Yes, it's a running total. Have to take this state-by-state.

[Figarosmom]

4. Yeah, but i dont know how many more

Seats we can get out of IL. They may already be at their max. But we have New Mexico and the same thing that's going on in Texas applies there with the Mexican population. Plus they can redraw maps.

[NJCher]

5. Pritzer pledged it

I don't think he'd do that if he couldn't deliver.

[mopinko]

14. they'll stretch chgo/cook county

out into the exurbs. remember that the formerly red collar counties r now pretty damn purple.
we have a big majority in springfield. we can def pick up several seats.

[Wiz Imp]

9. Missouri currently has 6 Republicans and 2 Democrats

Republicans maybe could squeeze out one more seat there, but that's it.

[Wiz Imp]

8. Uh, no. It's a gain of 5 seats (4 net).

Democrats already have the 5 seats in Texas. Winning them does not gain them anything. It just prevents losses.

[NJCher]

10. the speaker is saying

Those seats which are being created by gerrymandering are being counted on by trump to vote republican. They may not. Therefore, they would be a gain for Democrats. Verstehen zie?

on edit: a better way of saying this is in trump's mind, he would look at it that way. However, net is a different story.

In any event, it may not matter because the matter will be taken through the courts. See this from the NY Times:

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With passage in the State House, the map goes to the State Senate, where Republican leaders have an even stronger hand. Once Mr. Abbott signs it, Democrats have said they will challenge its legality.

“Texas will have to go to the courts,” said Gene Wu, a Democratic state representative from Houston, who led the walkout. He implored Democrat-led states to now take action. “California, New York, Illinois, Michigan and many other states — look at what’s happening here,” he said.

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https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/20/us/politics/texas-republicans-redistricting-maps.html

[Wiz Imp]

12. YOU Said "Then we'd have the five new reps from CA for a total gain of 9 Democratic representatives."

That is wrong. Why should I or anyone give a damn about how Trump views it? He may be the stupidest man on the planet.

[NJCher]

13. as a communications person

Why should I or anyone give a damn about how Trump views it?

Because we need an indicator if this is going to continue.

Communications people look at it from the POV of the person speaking. It's a way of understanding where they are coming from.

We teach our students to do that, too.

I agreed the net is correct. That is not germane to my point. How this will affect trump and will he continue with this effort? That is why I put the quote in about it being litigated by the Democrats.

It's an iffy situation.

[tanyev]

11. That would be glorious. It could henceforth be known as the Donald Trump Dummymander,

since he loves having things named after him.

[A-Schwarzenegger]

6. "trump's approval rating with Hispanics is now down to 32%"

That it's not down to 0% is revolting, astonishing and tragic.

[Figarosmom]

7. I agree...nt