{"id":1091642,"date":"2021-12-06T20:44:02","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T01:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1091642"},"modified":"2021-12-06T20:44:12","modified_gmt":"2021-12-07T01:44:12","slug":"exclusive-larry-hogan-backers-go-after-democrats-for-extreme-gerrymandering","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/exclusive-larry-hogan-backers-go-after-democrats-for-extreme-gerrymandering\/","title":{"rendered":"EXCLUSIVE: Larry Hogan Backers Go After Democrats For \u2018Extreme\u2019 Gerrymandering"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fexclusive-larry-hogan-backers-go-after-democrats-for-extreme-gerrymandering%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1091642&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><\/div>\n<aside id=\"right1forarticles\">\n<\/aside>\n<div id=\"ob-read-more-selector\" readability=\"46.026886035313\">\n<p>A non-profit group backing Republican Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is launching a new ad campaign targeting Maryland Democrats for their attempts at \u201cextreme\u201d gerrymandering ahead of the 2022 midterms.<\/p>\n<p>An America United, a non-profit advocacy organization supportive of Hogan, shared its new ad with the Daily Caller ahead of a special session in the Maryland legislature on the topic of redistricting. Both the governor and the legislature have submitted new Congressional maps for consideration; Hogan\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/16\/larry-hogan-maryland-redistricting-congressional-maps-commission\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">received an \u201cA\u201d grade<\/a> for fairness from experts at Princeton University, while Democrats\u2019 maps received \u201cF\u201d grades.<\/p>\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Fighting For The People\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Sih4pHEwYi8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p>The ad claims that Maryland\u2019s gerrymandering is already ranked the worst in the nation, and argues that Democrats are trying to make the maps \u201ceven more extreme and radical.\u201d It features a clip of former Democratic Gov. Martin O\u2019Malley admitting during a deposition he drew maps that were favorable to Democrats, and another clip of former President Barack Obama calling gerrymandering a \u201csneaky way for politicians to consolidate as much power as they can,\u201d with a message that Democrats should listen to their own leaders.<\/p>\n<p>In the ad, <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/16\/larry-hogan-refund-police-baltimore-crime-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hogan<\/a> says he wants to \u201cmake sure the people of Maryland are the ones drawing these lines, not the politicians or the party bosses.\u201d <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/10\/25\/larry-hogan-refund-police-baltimore-maryland-defund-crime\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">(RELATED: EXCLUSIVE: Larry Hogan-Aligned Group Launches New \u2018Refund Police\u2019 Ad Campaign Against Democrat Pushback)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Department of Justice (DOJ) <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/12\/06\/department-of-justice-texas-lawsuit-redistricting-merrick-garland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">announced Monday it\u2019s suing<\/a> the state of Texas for allegedly diluting the votes of black and Hispanic residents with its new Congressional maps. The DOJ has also sued Texas over its new voting law, and has taken action on voting rights in Arizona and Florida, but the Biden administration has given no indication it plans to crack down on gerrymandering in blue states like Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>A number of Maryland and national Democrats have come out against partisan gerrymandering, and yet the maps advanced to the legislature by Democrats <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/09\/27\/behind-scenes-fight-2022-election-gerrymandering-maryland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">for 2022<\/a> would create an 8-0 advantage in districts for their party in a state where the Republican governor has one of the highest approval ratings in America.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cardin.senate.gov\/newsroom\/press\/release\/cardin-van-hollen-senate-democrats-introduce-for-the-people-act-to-strengthen-democracy-put-power-back-in-the-hands-of-the-american-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">helped introduce<\/a> the For The People Act, which seeks to end partisan gerrymandering. Democratic Reps. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Call_Me_Dutch\/status\/1450877092598538249\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dutch Ruppersberger<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RepRaskin\/status\/1466101697009397768\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jamie Raskin<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LeaderHoyer\/status\/1450880688136327175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steny Hoyer<\/a> are among the other Maryland lawmakers who have called out partisan gerrymandering despite it being a massive problem in their home state.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A non-profit group backing Republican Maryland Gov. 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