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Can someone help me snap out of this doomerism?
Republican states are manufacturing permanent House majority after the gutting of VRA. Democratic states have tied their hands with independent redistricting policies, and they are going to often hit the wall just like they did in Virginia. Republicans on the other hand will gerrymander as they see fit. There is nothing stopping them. And senate map already heavily works against democrats. They literally have to win all seats in six out of seven swing states just to win the majority!
When I look at history, Dems did control the congress for 40 years (1950-1990 iirc). Are we really heading toward that direction where republicans this time will call the shots for whole generation?
Is my fear unfounded?
u/Chrishp7878 — 4 days ago