Abbott Says The Court Drew A Clear Line
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott went on Sunday Morning Futures and argued that the Supreme Court has now made the law plain on redistricting. His point was simple: if race cannot be used as a reason to make hiring decisions, then race should also not be used to carve up congressional districts. That is not a wild idea. It is called equal treatment, which apparently needed a courtroom to remind some politicians that fairness is not a party trick. Abbott said recent rulings in cases tied to Louisiana and Texas showed that racial discrimination in map drawing is no longer going to get a free pass.
Republicans See A Big Opening In The Maps
Abbott said Democrats have spent decades drawing oddly shaped districts to protect their power, and he believes that practice is coming to an end. He said Texas and other southern states could add as many as a dozen more Republicans to Congress if maps are drawn without race-based line games. Abbott also argued that the new districts should look more compact and make more sense to voters. That is a refreshing concept in modern politics, where some districts look like they were designed by a child with a crayon and a grudge. Abbott also pointed to New England and said millions of Republican voters there are still left with zero Republican members of Congress, which he said proves Democrats are more than happy to preach fairness while practicing something else.
Abbott Is Betting Texas Will Stay Red In November
The governor also turned to the coming Senate race and said Republicans are still in strong shape in Texas no matter who wins the primary between Sen. John Cornyn and challenger Ken Paxton. Abbott said he expects Republicans to defeat Democrat James Talarico and keep winning statewide because Texas has gone more than 30 years without a statewide Republican loss. He blasted the left-wing ideas tied to Democrats on the ballot, comparing them to the far-left agenda seen in places like New York and California. Abbott’s message was clear: Texas voters have a long memory, a strong red streak, and very little interest in importing the political chaos coming out of blue-state strongholds.
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