The Democrats’ Unhinged Response to the Virginia Ruling Tells You Everything
Matt Margolis | 5:09 PM on May 10, 2026
In the wake of the Virginia Supreme Court's ruling last week, national party leaders didn’t accept the ruling and are trying to regroup. According to a new report, they got on a private call and started plotting ways around it. That tells you everything you need to know.
The Virginia Supreme Court struck down a voter-ratified congressional map that gerrymandered Democrats four extra seats in Congress. The ruling was a huge setback for the Democrats in the ongoing redistricting wars, and they’re desperately trying to figure out what to do next.
On Saturday, Democratic House members from Virginia and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries held a call where members "vented anger at their defeat at the Virginia Supreme Court" and debated how to respond. The mood, according to the Times, was one of "desperation and fury."
That’s right, Democrats literally violated the state constitution to pass the gerrymander, yet they're blaming the Supreme Court of Virginia for calling them out on it. Two options emerged from the call. The first was a straightforward act of defiance — redraw the congressional lines anyway, despite the court having already struck them down.
https://www.westernjournal.com/pitch-perfect-game-house-democrats-reportedly-state-anguish-virginia-gerrymander-fails/
