Obama, Texas and GOP
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For Democrats concerned about what the future holds both for their party and for the nation after their staggering 2024 losses, Obama's presence can be reassuring.
Former President Barack Obama is applauding Texas Democrats for leaving their state in an attempt to block the passage of a Republican-led redistricting effort.
Californians are set to go to the polls in November to give Democrats the power to redraw their own maps in response to the Texas redrawing.
Calif., said that he doesn’t have concerns about Democratic redistricting efforts backfiring while fighting against Texas Republicans.
There is no guarantee Democrats can prevent the Republican-powered redistricting, just as Democrats on Capitol Hill have not been able to stop Trump’s moves. But it’s a notable turn for a party that, by its own leaders’ admissions, has honored conventional rules and bypassed bare-knuckled tactics.
Former President Obama sat down with Texas Democrats to lay out what is at stake as they protest Trump’s request for state Republicans to gerrymander Texas’s congressional map. Former Special Assistant to President Biden,
Former President Barack Obama accused Lone Star State Republicans of seeking to engage in gerrymandering in "a power grab that undermines our democracy"
Barack Obama defended Democrats for launching retaliatory redistricting plans responding to Texas Republicans’ battle to redraw their state's congressional map.