Democrats’ redistricting win could tip midterms in their favor

Democrats’ redistricting win could tip midterms in their favor

From Here & Now Anytime by NPR

April 22, 2026 · 20 min

About this episode

The episode discusses Virginia's new congressional maps favoring Democrats, political controversies, and the Women's Suffrage National Monument.

Voters in Virginia narrowly gave the thumbs up to new congressional maps that could allow Democrats to pick up four seats in the House after President Trump aggressively pushed red states to redistrict to help Republicans. Semafor reporter David Weigel tells us more. Then, a wave of political controversies is back in the headlines, but not all scandals land the same way. Political scientist Brandon Rottinghaus talks about how politicians survive controversy. And, the Women’s Suffrage National Monument will be the first standalone monument on the National Mall dedicated to American women’s history. Patricia Taft, an ambassador for the Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation and great-granddaughter of former President William Howard Taft, explains how you can be a part of it. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Host: NPR

Guests: David Weigel, Brandon Rottinghaus, Patricia Taft

Topics covered

  • redistricting
  • midterm elections
  • political controversies
  • women's history
  • suffrage monument

Keywords

  • redistricting
  • midterms
  • Virginia
  • political scandals
  • Women's Suffrage
  • monument
  • David Weigel
  • Brandon Rottinghaus
  • Patricia Taft

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Women’s Suffrage National Monument Foundation, NPR

Places: Virginia

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