{"id":2597120,"date":"2026-04-30T11:54:01","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/redistricting-levels-the-playing-field-for-republicans-long-term-sarah-bedford\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:54:59","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:54:59","slug":"redistricting-levels-the-playing-field-for-republicans-long-term-sarah-bedford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/redistricting-levels-the-playing-field-for-republicans-long-term-sarah-bedford\/","title":{"rendered":"Redistricting &#8216;levels the playing field&#8217; for Republicans &#8216;long term&#8217;: Sarah Bedford"},"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\">22<\/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%2Fredistricting-levels-the-playing-field-for-republicans-long-term-sarah-bedford%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=2597120&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>Sarah Bedford, an <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >investigations editor<\/a> for the *Washington Examiner*, said the Supreme Court\u2019s decision striking down Louisiana\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/in-depth-federal-state-lawsuits-seek-constitutional-clarity-on-racial-gerrymanders\/\" title=\"Federal and state lawsuits aim to clarify constitutionality of &quot;racial gerrymanders.&quot;\">race-based redistricting<\/a> could benefit Republicans over the long term by allowing them to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-redistricting-changes-in-key-states-to-regain-house-majority\/\" title=\"... aim to alter redistricting in crucial ... for House majority recovery.\">redraw congressional maps<\/a> more freely.<\/p>\n<p>She noted that while the new ruling may provide a legal basis for Republicans to adjust districts in other states,its effects might not fully show up in the upcoming midterms because some states could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/norway-proves-paid-leave-wont-make-families-bigger-or-happier\/\" title=\"Norway Proves Paid Leave Won&#039;t Make Families Bigger Or Happier\">lack sufficient time<\/a> before primaries. Bedford argued that Republicans would ultimately gain more advantage because Democrats have already heavily gerrymandered in many places,leaving Republicans \u201croom to maneuver\u201d now that the Voting Rights Act constraints have been loosened.  <\/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<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><em>Washington Examiner <\/em>investigations editor <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/author\/sarah-bedford\/\">Sarah Bedford<\/a> said that while <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republicans\/\">Republicans<\/a> might not have enough time to redistrict ahead of the midterm elections, it will \u201clevel the playing field\u201d for the GOP \u201clong term.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Bedford\u2019s remarks come after the Supreme Court <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4410470\/supreme-court-strikes-down-race-based-redistricting-map-in-louisiana\/\">struck down<\/a> race-based redistricting in Louisiana, ruling in a 6-3 decision that the second black-majority congressional district was created in violation of the Constitution.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4549140\/joe-concha-erika-kirk-try-move-on\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                          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Republicans might not see the impacts of the redrawn maps in the midterm elections.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cFor the midterms, it could end up being a wash,\u201d Bedford said. \u201cSome of the states in the South, like Alabama and Georgia, that potentially could redistrict because of the Voting Rights Act victory here at the Supreme Court, they might not have time because primaries are coming up in May or in the summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The ruling comes amid a redistricting battle between Republicans and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\">Democrats<\/a> to gain more control across the country<\/p>\n<p>Govs. <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/gavin-newsom\/\">Gavin Newsom<\/a> (D-CA) and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Abigail-Spanberger\/\">Abigail Spanberger<\/a> (D-VA) successfully got voters in their states to pass ballot measures to redraw the congressional maps.<\/p>\n<p>The Democratic governors <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/4537925\/virginia-redistricting-referendum-results\/\">pushed for the measures<\/a> after President <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/donald-trump\/\">Donald Trump<\/a> urged Texas lawmakers to redraw their map in a way that could shift five seats toward Republicans. North Carolina and Missouri also adjusted their maps to net more seats for the GOP.<\/p>\n<p>Bedford said Republicans would \u201ccome out on top\u201d if the GOP used every gerrymandering mechanism.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIf every single state fired every single bullet in the chamber that they had left when it came to gerrymandering, Republicans would come out on top because they\u2019ve just done it less historically than Democrats,\u201d Bedford said.<\/p>\n<p>Bedford said Democrats have already \u201creally aggressively\u201d gerrymandered states, pointing to Massachusetts and Illinois.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/supreme-court\/4544190\/supreme-court-allows-texas-pro-gop-redistricting-to-stand\/\"><strong>SUPREME COURT ALLOWS TEXAS\u2019S PRO-GOP REDISTRICTING TO STAND<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThose states are already insanely gerrymandered, and while they might be able to squeeze out like a seat here, a seat there, it\u2019s Republicans who have a lot more juice in the lemon left, as JD Vance put it when he\u2019s talked about this,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo this is not a war Democrats wanted to get started, and now, thanks to this Voting Rights Act, Republicans have a lot more room to maneuver that just wasn\u2019t there before.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Bedford: Supreme Court ruling \u201clevels the playing field\u201d for GOP long term<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3984,"featured_media":2597121,"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\/04\/gyDC7-which-states-are-trying-to-enact-new-maps-for-the-midterms-1-e1776863216252.png?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[33739,16985,36538],"class_list":["post-2597120","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-election-law","tag-redistricting","tag-redistricting-reform"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/gyDC7-which-states-are-trying-to-enact-new-maps-for-the-midterms-1-e1776863216252.png?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597120","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\/3984"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2597120"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597120\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2597124,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2597120\/revisions\/2597124"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2597121"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2597120"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2597120"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2597120"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}