Republicans Gain Big Edge In Redistricting Battle Over Dems

Adam Kincaid, president of the National Republican Redistricting Trust, said the strategy could prove critical.

“Republicans have added about 10 seats that will have moved the median district even further to the right,” Kincaid said. “It certainly will help hold the majority in the fall.”

Republican pollster Patrick Ruffini echoed that view.

“Even if Democrats are still favored to win,” Ruffini said, “it’ll be a very narrow seat margin.”

Democrats argue they remain positioned to regain control of the House despite Republican map changes.

Justin Chermol, a spokesman for House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, dismissed the GOP’s redistricting gains.