{"id":2570228,"date":"2026-02-15T18:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-will-do-whatever-it-takes-for-virginia-redistricting-jeffries\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T18:04:27","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T23:04:27","slug":"dems-will-do-whatever-it-takes-for-virginia-redistricting-jeffries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dems-will-do-whatever-it-takes-for-virginia-redistricting-jeffries\/","title":{"rendered":"Dems will do &#8216;whatever it takes&#8217; for Virginia redistricting: Jeffries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><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%2Fdems-will-do-whatever-it-takes-for-virginia-redistricting-jeffries%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=2570228&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--><p>Democratic leaders, led by House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, vow to back Virginia\u2019s ballot initiative to redraw the state\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-reemerges-as-a-possible-2028-presidential-candidate\/\" title=\"DeSantis reemerges as a possible 2028 presidential candidate\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pelosi-who-claims-to-oppose-gerrymandering-funnels-300000-to-democratic-gerrymandering-group\/\" title=\"Pelosi, Who Claims to Oppose Gerrymandering, Funnels 0,000 to Democratic Gerrymandering Group\">congressional map<\/a> mid-decade<\/a>, promising voters will have all necessary data before the April 21 vote. The Virginia Supreme Court cleared the way for a statewide referendum that could allow the Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw the map, perhaps increasing Democrats from six to as many as ten of Virginia\u2019s 11 seats. Jeffries said Democrats are prepared to spend tens of millions of dollars to ensure voters are informed and to counter Republican fundraising and manipulation efforts. The article also notes related redistricting activity in Maryland and California, considers broader questions about gerrymandering, and mentions Trump\u2019s stance on voter ID and other political maneuvers.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Democrats will do &lsquo;whatever it takes&rsquo; to pass Virginia <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >redistricting plan<\/a>, Jeffries says<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2504711\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>House Minority Leader <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4448273\/leader-jeffries-challenges-house-speaker\/\">Hakeem Jeffries<\/a> (D-NY) vowed to back the ballot initiative on Virginia&rsquo;s redistricting plan, saying voters will have &ldquo;all of the information necessary&rdquo; before the vote on April 21.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The Virginia Supreme Court gave the go-ahead on Friday for <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4457454\/virginia-supreme-court-gives-go-ahead-statewide-referendum-redistricting\/\">a statewide vote that could allow the Democratic state legislature to redraw<\/a> the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s congressional map mid-decade. If approved, the new map could allow the Democratic Party to gain four new Democratic House seats, shifting Virginia&rsquo;s current delegation from six Democrats to as many as 10 out of 11 seats.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4458765\/schumer-spurn-save-act-despite-support\/\">Schumer latest Democrat to spurn SAVE Act despite mass voter ID support: &#8216;Jim Crow 2.0&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4458772\/comer-lutnick-epstein-testimony-robert-garcia\/\">&#8216;No response&#8217; from Comer on Lutnick subpoena over Epstein ties, House Democrat says<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4458728\/trump-board-of-peace-5-billion-gaza-reconstruction\/\">Trump says Board of Peace member states have vowed over $5 billion to rebuild Gaza<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Virginia is one of several states seeking to redistrict to help either party enter the 2026 elections. Jeffries said the Democratic Party will do &ldquo;whatever it takes&rdquo; when asked how much money would be invested in this ballot initiative.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4458340\/trump-irrefutable-legal-argument-require-voter-id-congress\/\"><strong>TRUMP VOWS TO PRESENT &lsquo;IRREFUTABLE&rsquo; LEGAL ARGUMENT TO REQUIRE VOTER ID WITHOUT CONGRESS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We will spend tens of millions of dollars to make sure that the Republicans do not successfully manipulate voters in Virginia, and that voters have all of the information necessary to make a decision around whether they want Donald Trump to rig the midterm elections and halt the ability for the American people to decide who&lsquo;s in the majority, or whether the people of Virginia and the people of America should be the ones to decide,&rdquo; Jeffries said on CNN&rsquo;s <em>Inside Politics with Manu Raju<\/em>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 100%; max-width: 640px; max-height: 360px; min-width: 320px; min-height: 180px; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div style=\"position: relative; width: 100%; padding-top: 56.25%;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/share.grabien.com\/share?id=3377718&amp;userid=11311&amp;usertype=user&amp;loginid=9421&amp;playercolor=%23000000&amp;playersize=auto&amp;code=e6b85c03cf54c70113fbcb40c381505f\" style=\"position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%; border: 0px;\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Jeffries downplayed concerns about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4454297\/democrats-affordability-fundraising-gop-midterms\/\">Republican National Committee out-raising<\/a> the Democratic National Committee by the end of 2025, saying it is &ldquo;not surprising&rdquo; given the Republican Party is in the White House.<\/p>\n<p>Maryland is another <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-virginia-bill-seeks-to-ban-critical-race-theory\/\" title=\"West Virginia Bill Seeks To Ban Critical Race Theory\">state seeking<\/a> to redraw its map, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/senate\/4454615\/wes-moore-maryland-senate-vote-redistricting-plan-state-of-the-state\/\">Gov. Wes Moore (D-MD) is pushing the state Senate to vote on this<\/a>. However, Democratic state Senate President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3869404\/maryland-senate-president-bill-ferguson-midcycle-redistricting\/\">Bill Ferguson<\/a> is not bringing this redistricting plan up for a vote.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/in_focus\/4457634\/what-is-gerrymandering-can-it-stop\/\"><strong>TIM CARNEY: WHAT IS GERRYMANDERING AND CAN IT BE STOPPED?<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jeffries contended that Ferguson would be &ldquo;successful&rdquo; in his opposition, and praised the Maryland governor as &ldquo;incredibly strong, resilient, patriotic, and visionary on this issue.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, California is also planning its own redistricting. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4446110\/supreme-court-allows-california-use-democrat-friendly-congressional-map-2026\/\">The Supreme Court rejected an emergency petition from the California GOP<\/a> to block the state&rsquo;s use of a new congressional map this November earlier in February.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats back Virginia redistricting; Jeffries says<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2632,"featured_media":2570229,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26044781428005-e1771185872961.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[3685,22850,50470,5894,73861],"class_list":["post-2570228","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-democrats","tag-gerrymandering","tag-jeffries-2","tag-politics","tag-virginia-redistricting"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/AP26044781428005-e1771185872961.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570228","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2632"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2570228"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570228\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2570232,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2570228\/revisions\/2570232"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2570229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2570228"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2570228"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2570228"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}