Is Florida the Last Redistricting Hope? Donald Trump's Presidential Permanence (with Gabe Fleisher)

About this episode

The episode discusses the challenges Republicans face with redistricting in Florida and the implications for the upcoming midterms.

Republicans are running out of places to redraw the map, and Florida is quickly becoming their last real shot to claw back seats before the midterms. The pressure is now squarely on Ron DeSantis to deliver a map that could net a handful of gains, but even inside the party there is real disagreement about whether that is possible. The risk is not just that the effort fails, but that it backfires, turning carefully engineered districts into competitive ones if turnout does not break the right way. That is the core problem with aggressive redistricting at this stage. The more you try to maximize advantage by packing and slicing districts, the more you rely on your own voters showing up consistently. If they do not, those same districts can flip. That is why some Republicans are warning that what looks like a smart map on paper could end up being a “dummymander” in practice, especially in an environment where Democratic voters appear more motivated. In fact, this is starting to look risky, it might be more accurate to call this year’s elections “dummyterms,” a phrase I’m committed to making stick come hell or high water. Politics Politics Politics is a reader-supported publication…

People in this episode

Host: Justin Robert Young

Guest: Gabe Fleisher

Topics covered

• redistricting
• Republican Party
• midterms
• Florida politics
• voter turnout
• Iran conflict

Keywords

• redistricting
• Florida
• Republicans
• midterms
• voter turnout
• Donald Trump
• Gabe Fleisher

Mentioned in this episode

Places: Florida, Iran, Strait of Hormuz

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