GOP redistricting plans infuse energy into midterm campaigns while Trump’s popularity wanes

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Republicans have recently secured several redistricting wins, which could boost their chances of maintaining control over the House this fall despite President Donald Trump’s record-low popularity.

The GOP was handed a victory late last month when the Supreme Court struck down race-based gerrymandering by weakening the Voting Rights Act of 1965 in the Louisiana v. Callais decision. Shortly thereafter, Louisiana suspended its House primary elections to redraw its congressional map.

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