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Florida lawmakers pass a voting map that could help Republicans flip 4 House seats

NPR·Tristan Wood·about 1 month ago
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A senator's laptop displays a congressional redistricting plan during debate before its passage in the Florida Senate. Mike Stewart/AP hide caption toggle caption Mike Stewart/AP TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers have approved a new congressional map that could position Republicans to win four additional U.S. House seats in the midterm elections in November. The 21-17 vote for final passage in the Senate came just hours after the U.S. Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act in a decision on a Louisiana congressional district Wednesday morning. Both developments will assist President Trump's national push to help the GOP in the midterm elections. With the Florida redistricting, the GOP likely gains an advantage of two or three new seats as Republican-led states have followed Trump's call and Democratic-led states have countered it. However, control of the House will depend on the votes in November.…

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