About this episode

The episode discusses the potential backfire of Republicans' redistricting efforts and its implications for the midterm elections across various states.

Republicans fear their redistricting fight is backfiring and the midterm map could flip, from Florida to Virginia. The Weeknight hosts and guests break it down.

People in this episode

Hosts: Alicia Menendez, Michael Steele, Symone Sanders Townsend

Topics covered

• redistricting
• midterm elections
• political analysis
• Republican strategy
• Florida
• Virginia

Keywords

• redistricting
• midterm elections
• Republicans
• Florida
• Virginia
• politics
• election map

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Republicans

Places: Florida, Virginia

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