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DeSantis signs new congressional map, paving way for 4 possible GOP seat pick-ups

New York Post·Ryan King·28 days ago
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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday signed a new congressional map into effect that could set the stage for Republicans flipping four House seats in the Sunshine State in November. The move came in the wake of a US Supreme Court ruling on the Voting Rights Act that freed up red states to gerrymander more aggressively and against the backdrop of a redistricting race across the country. “Signed, Sealed, and Delivered,” DeSantis  declared on X in a victory-lap post. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis faced pressure to get a new congressional map done after a pro-Democratic redistricting referendum in Virginia. REUTERS Republicans have 20 of the 28 House seats in Florida. The new map creates conditions that Republicans believe are favorable to turn the numbers into a 24 to 4 split for them. Florida is now the fourth red state this cycle to engage in rare, mid-decade redistricting, following Texas, North Carolina and Missouri. California approved a referendum last year to effectively neutralize Texas’ redistricting.…

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